Citipati osmolskae Scale:1:20 with a length that reached

with a length that reached approximately 3 meters and a height at the withers of around 1

but had unique characteristics that distinguished it from its current terrestrial and aquatic relatives

sensing the predator's presence

a family of carnivores that were characterized by their developed fangs and their appearance similar to that of reptiles

Citipati osmolskae Scale:1:20 with a length that reachedCitipati osmolskae is a species of theropod dinosaur belonging to the family Oviraptoridae, which lived during the late Cretaceous period, approximately 75 to 70 million years ago. Its fossils have been found in the Djadokhta Formation, in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. The name Citipati comes from a Tibetan deity, while the specific epithet "osmolskae" honors Polish paleontologist Halszka Osmlska for her contributions to the study of Asian dinosaurs.