Name
Oksoko (named after �ks�k�, a three headed eagle in Altaic mythology).
Phonetic
Ok-so-ko.
Named By
G. F. Funston, C. Tsogtbaatar, K. Tsogtbaatar, Y. Kobayashi, C. Sullivan & P. J. Currie - 2020.
Classification
Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Oviraptosauria.
Diet
Uncertain.
Species
O. avarsan
Size
Roughly estimated at about 1.2-1,2 meters long.
Known locations
Mongolia - Nemegt Formation.
Time Period
Late Cretaceous.
Fossil representation
Partial skull and post cranial skeletons of more than one individual.
Oksoko is a genus of oviraptorid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous.
Further reading
- A new two-fingered dinosaur sheds light on the radiation of Oviraptorosauria. - Royal Society Open Science. 7 (10): 201184. - G. F. Funston, C. Tsogtbaatar, K. Tsogtbaatar, Y. Kobayashi, C. Sullivan & P. J. Currie - 2020.
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