So I was under the impression the fossil Big Mama was a Oviraptor philoceratops, based on a book I’ve read. However, I saw it labeled as a Citipati osmolskae on wikipedia. So is, or is Oviraptor now called Citipati while Oviraptor is valid? Any idea what could have caused this weird mix up?
A reference or two would be nice to start with. What Wikipedia article, for example?
But this should explain the change in classification:
Clark, J. M.; Norell, M. A.; Barsbold, R. (2001). “Two new oviraptorids (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the Late Cretaceous Djadokta Formation, Ukhaa Tolgod”. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology . 21 (2): 209–213. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2001)021[0209:TNOTOU]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 20061948. S2CID 86076568.
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