Its name means egg thief. It was a small bird-like dinosaur. Its fossils were found near a nest which was assumed it was attacking, but further research study revealed that the nest was its own and it was protecting it. It had powerful jaws without teeth and a very strong beak (similar to a parrot’s), which could have been used to split nuts or the shells of its prey.
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