Heyuannia huangi
"Huang's Heyuan City one"

     One of the first dinosaurs described in 2003, Heyuannia is also the first good specimen of an oviraptorid found outside the Gobi desert, but it still retains many similarities to it's Mongolian cousins. Heyuannia is most similar to Ingenia and Conchoraptor, especially in the crestless skull and short arms. Like Ingenia and to some extent Khaan, it has a very large first finger and claw, and greatly reduced second and third digits. Heyuannia was also very large for an oviraptorid, weighing in at around 120 lbs.
     Heyuannia here stands looking out over a misty evening landscape in Late Cretaceous China. Headden-esque azhdarchid pterosaurs drift through the fog and perch atop tall conifer trees in the distance. This flightless bird is a male, sporting an elaborate display of feathers around the head, with degenerate wings on its small arms and an oviraptorosaurian tail fan. Thanks to Incubus for late-night inspiration in the design of this noble oriental bird.