Gigantoraptor erlianensis is one of the odder discoveries of recent years, both the largest oviraptorosaur (oviraptors) known to science, and the largest dinosaur currently thought to have posessed feathers in any significant number. Like other members of its family, Gigantoraptor would have been omnivorous, feeding on both plant matter and smaller animals. At a whopping 26 feet (8 meters), it is one of the larger theropods to have come from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia and China. It was described by Xu, et. al in 2007, and the above picture is by Luis V. Rey.
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