Where: Omnogov, Mongolia (43.5° N, 99.6° E: paleocoordinates 41.0° N, 88.7° E)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• outcrop-level geographic resolution
When: Nemegt Formation, Maastrichtian (72.1 - 66.0 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; red sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by B. Namsarai in 1987
Collection methods: mechanical,
Primary reference: A. Perle, M. A. Norell, L. M. Chiappe and J. M. Clark. 1993. Flightless bird from the Cretaceous of Mongolia. Nature 362:623-626 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 69801: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 07.03.2007
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines
"Chelonia indet." = Testudines Batsch 1788 turtle | |
Tarbosaurus bataar Maleev 1955 tyrannosaurid | |
"Mononychus olecranus n. gen. n. sp." = Mononykus olecranus
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