Bugin Tsav [SMPE]: Maastrichtian, Mongolia
collected by B. Namsarai 1987
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Tyrannosauridae
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Tarbosaurus bataar
(Maleev 1955)
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Perle et al. 1994 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Alvarezsauridae
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Mononychus olecranus n. gen., n. sp.
Perle et al. 1993
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1 individual | |||||||||
| recombined as Mononykus olecranus | ||||||||||
| MGI 107/6 (9 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Reptilia
- Testudines
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Chelonia indet.
(Latreille 1800)
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Perle et al. 1994 | |||||||||
| synonym of Testudines | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Mongolia | State/province: | Omnogov |
| Coordinates: | 43.5° North, 99.6° East (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 41.0° North, 88.7° East | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Cretaceous | Epoch: | Late/Upper Cretaceous |
| Stage: | Maastrichtian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cretaceous 8 |
| Key time interval: | Maastrichtian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 72.10000 - 66.00000 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Nemegt |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | bed |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | red sandstone |
| Includes fossils? | Y |
| Lithology description: "variegated, predominantly red sandstones" | |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Degree of concentration: | dispersed |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Preservation of anatomical detail: | excellent |
| Associated major elements: | all |
| Fragmentation: | occasional |
| Temporal resolution: | snapshot |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | mechanical,survey of museum collection | ||
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis | ||
| Collectors: | B. Namsarai | Collection dates: | 1987 |
Metadata
| Database number: | 69801 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Carrano | Enterer: | M. Carrano |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2007-03-07 14:48:52 | Last modified: | 2019-06-25 14:15:40 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2007-03-07 14:48:52 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 14285. | ETE | 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] |
Secondary references:
| 18352 | ETE | E. N. Kurochkin. 2000. Mesozoic birds of Mongolia and the former USSR. In M. J. Benton, M. A. Shishkin, D. M. Unwin, & E N. Kurichkin (eds.), The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia 533-559 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |
| 58210 | M. A. Norell. 1997. Central Asiatic Expeditions. In P. J. Currie & K. Padian (ed.), Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs 100-105 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano] | |
| 4373 | 5% 13440 | A. Perle, L. M. Chiappe, R. Barsbold, J. M. Clark, and M. A. Norell. 1994. Skeletal morphology of Mononykus olecranus (Theropoda: Avialae) from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 3105:1-29 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano/M. Carrano] |