Hagryphus giganteus was a huge oviraptorid, very similar to it's much smaller cousin Chirostenotes . It was very bird like in it's proportions, with a large toothless beak, long running legs, and a short tail. Like other members of it's clade, it was probably covered with feather insulation.    It lived in the earliest part of Late Cretaceous, about 80 million years ago. It roamed the Western United States, perhaps in flocks, much like today's African ostriches. It may also have been omnivorous like some modern large flightless birds.

    This sculpture was commissioned originally by the Elizabeth DeShaw Prehistoric Life Museum, in Ogden, Utah. It was delivered in the fall of 2006.

    Nine feet long, eight feet tall ( 3 meters long by 2.5 meters tall ). Resin and fiberglass cast $ 25,000.00. Bronze cast $ 50,000.