Where: Omnogov, Mongolia (43.5° N, 101.3° E: paleocoordinates 41.2° N, 90.3° 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; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collected by SMPE in 1948
• Mongolian Paleontological Expedition of the USSR Academy of Sciences
Primary reference: E. A. Maleev. 1954. Noviy cherepachoobrazhniy yashcher v Mongolii [New tortoise-like saurian from Mongolia]. Priroda 1954(3):106-108 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 88554: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 14.04.2009
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
Therizinosaurus cheloniformis n. gen. n. sp.
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