Oviraptor is a dinosaur which lived around 75 million years ago during the late Cretaceous Period. Oviraptor was first found in the Gobi desert (in Mongolia) in1924 and was described and named by Henry F. Osborn. Fossilized Oviraptor skeletons and eggs have been found in southern Mongolia. Oviraptor (which means “egg thief”), because it was first found, with the remains of eggs that were thought to belong to Protoceratops, an early horned dinosaur. However, microscopic studies of the eggshells have shown that they were not ceratopsian but theropod. Later, several other Oviraptor skeletons were found atop nests of eggs in a brooding position exactly like that of living birds. So Oviraptor wasn't really an "egg thief". One of the most misunderstood of all dinosaurs. Oviraptor was about 8 feet long and weighed about 75 pounds. It walked on two legs, well-developed hind limbs - much like an ostrich and had hands that each featured 3 long fingers that seemed perfect for grasping things. Oviraptor had a short skull with very large eyes surrounded by a bony ring; it was possibly capable of stereoscopic vision. These dinosaurs also had a small bony crest atop their heads and had a toothless beak that was perfect for crushing things. This dinosaur’s diet probably consisted of plants, insects, small animals, seeds, and fruit. An interesting fact is that this dinosaur may have had feathers like a modern bird. Although no direct evidence has been adduced from its sparse fossil remains, Oviraptor was almost certainly covered with feathers, the rule rather than the exception for the small meat-eating dinosaurs of the later Cretaceous period. Eggs once thought to have belonged to Protoceratops are now known to be those of Oviraptor. Aside from its unjust reputation as an egg thief, Oviraptor is well known for being one of the most popular dinosaurs in Jurassic Park.