Gigantoraptor erlianensis Variante:Imprimado although it could stand on

although it could stand on its hind legs to reach elevated vegetation or run

también es probable que se alimentara de dinosaurios herbívoros más pequeños y actuara como carroñero

lo que le habría permitido escapar de los depredadores de la época

una pelvis robusta y una cola larga que contribuía al equilibrio durante la locomoción

riocoloradensis correspondía a ecosistemas continentales de la Patagonia durante el Cretácico tardío

Gigantoraptor erlianensis Variante:Imprimado although it could stand onGigantoraptor erlianensis was an enormous oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China, known from fossil remains recovered from the Iren Dabasu Formation in the Erlian region of Inner Mongolia. Formally described in 2007 by Xu, Tan, Wang, Zhao and Tan, this taxon represents one of the most extraordinary forms within Oviraptorosauria, a group of maniraptoran theropods generally characterised by lightweight skulls, toothless