Saurornithoides was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Asia. Its fossils have been found in places such as Bayankhongor (Mongolia), Inner Mongolia (China) and Nebraska.
Quick facts about Saurornithoides:
- Existed from 83.6 million years ago to Maastrichtian Age
- Lived in a desert
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 7 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Saurornithoides was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- J. M. Clark and M. A. Norell. 2001. Two new oviraptorids (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria), Upper Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation, Ukhaa Tolgod, Mongolia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(2):209-213
- W. Granger and W. K. Gregory. 1923. Protoceratops andrewsi, a pre-ceratopsian dinosaur from Mongolia, with an appendix on the structural relationships of the Protoceratops beds. American Museum Novitates 72:1-9
- P. J. Currie and J.-H. Peng. 1994. A juvenile specimen of Saurornithoides mongoliensis from the Upper Cretaceous of northern China. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 30(10-11):2224-2230
