†Mongolostegus exspectabilis Tumanova and Alifanov 2018 (ornithischian)
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Reptilia - Ornithischia - Stegosauridae
Full reference: T. A. Tumanova and V. R. Alifanov. 2018. First record of stegosaur (Ornithischia, Dinosauria) from the Aptian–Albian of Mongolia. Paleontological Journal 52(14):1771-1779
Belongs to Mongolostegus according to T. A. Tumanova and V. R. Alifanov 2018
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: PIN 3779-15, a partial skeleton (pubis, vertebrae, rib, pelvic bones). Its type locality is Chamrin-Us (PIN coll. 3779) [SMPE], which is in an Aptian/Albian fluvial-lacustrine claystone/sandstone in the Dzunbain Formation of Mongolia.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Chamrin-Us (PIN coll. 3779) [SMPE]
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