Gigantoraptor

Male Female
Creature information
Scientific name :	Gigantoraptor erlianensis
Time period :	Late Cretaceous period
Primary diet :	Omnivore
In the series
Appearances :	Evolution's Winners

Gigantoraptor was a genus of oviraptorid theropod dinosaur which lived during the late Cretaceous period[70] in what is now Mongolia.

Facts

Gigantoraptor is a genus of theropod dinosaur.  This was a very large animal compared to its close relatives, being 8 meters (25 ft) in length and two tons.  Gigantoraptor is 35 times heavier than the previous most heavy oviraptorid, Citipati.

In Dinosaur Revolution

Survival Tactics

A male Gigantoraptor was seen flapping his wings and using a mating ritual. A female Gigantoraptor soon appeared. As the male started dancing, the female watched. As the male started marching repeatedly, he disturbs a family of Zalambdalestes which were underground. As the ground above began to give way, they ran. As the male Gigantoraptor continued his performance, the ground beneath him got weaker and weaker. The Zalambdalestes family watched as the daylight shone through the soil. As the male Gigantoraptor was marching, the ground gave way and his foot got stuck underground. He then collapsed onto the ground. The Zalambdalestes family climbed up his leg and exited the now non-existent burrow. The female Gigantoraptor left and the male chased her. Another female appears and went to a group of performing male Gigantoraptor.

The color of the male Gigantoraptor's head.

The male Gigantoraptor displaying to the female.

A Female Gigantoraptor

A Male Gigantoraptor

Trivia

• Gigantoraptor is the largest oviraptorid ever discovered.
• The Gigantoraptor's speculative mating dance is modeled after that of a bird called a tragopan.