Khaan mckennai fossil from Mongolia's Gobi Desert. An Oviraptorid, bird-like dinosaurs, late Cretaceous, 75 Million yrs ago

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Oviraptorids were small bird-like dinosaurs with feathers, toothless beaks wishbones and air pockets in bones. This is one of the "Sid and Nancy" fossils

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