Dinosaur
Incisivosaurus
Its front teeth were large and flattened, something unusual among oviraptorosaurs.
The front teeth of Incisivosaurus stood out for their size and flattened shape.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Incisivosaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Mainly herbivorous
- It belonged to a theropod branch that developed adaptations associated with a plant-based diet; being a theropod does not necessarily mean being a hunter.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Oviraptorosauria
- Oviraptorosaurs
- Fossil locations
- Liaoning
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Incisivosaurus
Its dental anatomy suggests a plant-based or omnivorous diet, unusual among popular images of theropods. It was described in 2002 from a skull from the Yixian Formation.
Its large, flattened front teeth were unusual among oviraptorosaurs. They suggest a diet unlike that of the movie-style hunting theropod. Plant-based or omnivorous feeding are possibilities supported by the teeth, rather than a settled menu.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
Its large, flattened front teeth were unusual among oviraptorosaurs. They suggest a diet unlike that of the movie-style hunting theropod. Plant-based or omnivorous feeding are possibilities supported by the teeth, rather than a settled menu.
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- Incisivosaurus gauthieri
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- Incisivosaurus
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- Oviraptorosauria
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