Drag to rotate the Gigantoraptor, scroll or pinch to zoom, and click a body part - the head, an arm, a leg, or the long tail - to read what fossils tell us about it. The panel beside the model carries the real figures.
Gigantoraptor was a giant beaked oviraptorosaur - turn on the human figure to see how a roughly 8 m animal compares with a person. The type comes from the Erlian Formation of Inner Mongolia.
The colors and skin pattern here are an artistic reconstruction; fossils preserve bone, not soft tissue or color. The measurements in the panel are published figures with ranges where sources disagree.
Gigantoraptor was a giant oviraptorosaur dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China, about 85-70 million years ago. Xu and colleagues named the genus in 2007 from the Erlian Formation of Inner Mongolia. Adults are commonly reconstructed near 8 m long. Mass estimates vary widely (about 1.4-3.5 t); this page shows 2 t as a mid-range panel figure.
Drag to rotate the Gigantoraptor, scroll or pinch to zoom, and click a body part - the head, an arm, a leg, or the long tail - to read what fossils tell us about it. The panel beside the model carries the real figures.
Soft-tissue color is an artistic reconstruction; this model is not a fossil-accurate skeleton. Everything runs on your device with WebGL - no account, nothing sent to a server. Compare with the Gallimimus 3D Viewer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long was Gigantoraptor?
Published reconstructions commonly place adults near 8 m long. That is the panel baseline on this page.
How heavy was it?
Mass estimates vary widely across sources, often about 1.4-3.5 tonnes. The panel shows 2 t as a mid-range figure and the note states the range.
When and where did it live?
Late Cretaceous China, about 85-70 million years ago (Erlian Formation, Inner Mongolia).
Was it related to Oviraptor?
Yes in a broad sense - it is a giant oviraptorosaur, the group that includes smaller beaked forms like Oviraptor.
Is the color accurate?
No. Soft tissue and color are not preserved. Skin and color here are artistic reconstruction.