• The Nemegt Formation (also known as Nemegtskaya Svita) is a geological formation in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, dating to the Late Cretaceous. (wikipedia.org)
  • We analyze several theropod eggshells from various localities, including oviraptorid Macroolithus yaotunensis eggshells from the Late Cretaceous deposits of Henan, Jiangxi, and Guangdong in China and alvarezsaurid Triprismatoolithus eggshell from the Two Medicine Formation of Montana, United States, with the scanning electron microscope (SEM), electron probe micro-analysis (EPMA), and Raman spectroscopy (RS). (peerj.com)
  • Therizinosaurus is a genus of very large therizinosaurid that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now the Nemegt Formation around 70 million years ago. (electacollections.com)
  • When examined, the rock facies of this formation suggest the presence of stream and river channels, mudflats, and shallow lakes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nemegt Formation's rock facies suggest that they lived near river channels, streams, shallow lakes or mudflats. (extinctanimals.org)
  • The creature was discovered in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia in what is called the Nemegt Formation. (dinotoyblog.com)
  • The Enigmosaurus, whose name means "mysterious lizard," was discovered in the Nemegt Formation in Mongolia in 1967 by a Polish-Mongolian expedition. (ontimeairaz.com)
  • In 1996, Mongolian paleontologist and geologist Rinchen Barsbold named another species Gallimimus mongoliensis based on a specimen (IGM 100/14) found in older Bayanshiree Formation. (extinctanimals.org)
  • In 1993, a small fossilized oviraptorid embryo, labelled as specimen IGM 100/971, was discovered in a nest at the Ukhaa Tolgod locality of the highly fossiliferous Djadokhta Formation , Gobi Desert , during the Mongolian Academy of Sciences-American Museum of Natural History paleontological project. (privacytools.io)
  • During the same year 1993, expeditions of the paleontological project of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences-American Museum of Natural History discovered a large adult oviraptorid specimen also from the Ukhaa Tolgod locality of the Djadokhta Formation, in a sublocality known as Ankylosaur Flats. (privacytools.io)
  • A giant pterosaur has been discovered in the Nemegt Formation in the Gobi desert. (sci-nature.vip)
  • The formation is thought to be from the late Campanian to early or middle Maastrichtian age which was 83.6-66 million years ago. (kidadl.com)
  • Historically the Nemegt has been considered late Campanian to Maastrichtian, based on comparisons of fossils present, but no exact dating has been performed. (wikipedia.org)
  • The age for the underlying Baruungoyot Formation (= Svita) has been suggested as Santonian to Campanian, and Shuvalov (2000) found K-Ar dating of basalts that they referred to the mid and upper Baruungoyot to be 75 to 80 million years old. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1912, specialized dinosaur hunter Barnum Brown named the hadrosaur Saurolophus osborni from skeletons establish in Alberta's Horseshoe Canyon Formation. (rareresource.com)
  • These petrified wood, and the remains of Araucariaceae conifers indicate that the forests of the Nemegt were thickly wooded, with a high canopy formed by tall conifer trees. (wikipedia.org)
  • A Very large Titanosaur Informally called "Mongolian titan" is present by footprints Djadochta Formation List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of fossil sites Nemegt Basin Novacek, M. (1996). (wikipedia.org)
  • Locality and horizon NCSM 33393 and NCSM 33276 were recovered from Suicide Hill (NCPALEOUT11) and the Cliffs of Insanity Microsite (NCPALEOUT18), respectively, lower Mussentuchit Member, upper Cedar Mountain Formation, Emery County, Utah, USA (Fig. 1 ). (nature.com)
  • A partial oviraptorosaur skeleton suggests low caenagnathid diversity in the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. (ualberta.ca)
  • A Very large Titanosaur Informally called "Mongolian titan" is present by footprints Djadochta Formation List of dinosaur-bearing rock formations List of fossil sites Nemegt Basin Novacek, M. (1996). (wikipedia.org)
  • A dinosaur community composition dataset for the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Basin of Mongolia. (ualberta.ca)
  • Oviraptorosaur anatomy, diversity and ecology in the Nemegt Basin. (ualberta.ca)
  • The museum's dinosaur collection has been built up over the course of many decades, with specimens collected from all over the world, including famous sites such as the Morrison Formation in the western United States, the Nemegt Basin in Mongolia, and the Isle of Wight in England. (letmeshowyoulondon.com)
  • During the same year 1993, expeditions of the paleontological project of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences-American Museum of Natural History discovered a large adult oviraptorid specimen also from the Ukhaa Tolgod locality of the Djadokhta Formation, in a sublocality known as Ankylosaur Flats. (privacytools.io)
  • Currie's work now takes him on regular expeditions to Mongolia's Nemegt formation where he recent uncovered Tyrannosaur fossils that may indicate pack hunting behaviour and to the foothills of Argentina, to find more new dinosaur species. (everythingdinosaur.com)
  • The strata at Ukhaa Tolgod are referred to the Djadokhta Formation. (amnh.org)
  • Accordingly, the exposures at Ukhaa Tolgod are referred to the Bayn Dzak Member of the Djadokhta Formation. (amnh.org)
  • The former was described in 1923 with fossils from the Mongolian Djadokhta Formation , and the latter in 2001 with fossils from the Chinese Bayan Mandahu Formation . (wikipedia.org)
  • During late 1922 the expedition explored the famous Flaming Cliffs of the Shabarakh Usu region of the Djadokhta Formation , Gobi Desert , now known as the Bayn Dzak region. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1993, a small fossilized oviraptorid embryo, labelled as specimen IGM 100/971, was discovered in a nest at the Ukhaa Tolgod locality of the highly fossiliferous Djadokhta Formation , Gobi Desert , during the Mongolian Academy of Sciences-American Museum of Natural History paleontological project. (privacytools.io)
  • The formation consists of river channel sediments and contains fossils of fish, turtles, crocodilians, and a diverse fauna of dinosaurs, including birds. (wikipedia.org)
  • Historically the Nemegt has been considered late Campanian to Maastrichtian, based on comparisons of fossils present, but no exact dating has been performed. (wikipedia.org)
  • Parasaurolophus fossils are first unlocked on Isla Tacaño then excavated from the Dinosaur Park Formation, Kirtland Formation, and Nemegt Formation. (pinterest.com)
  • New material of Chirostenotes pergracilis (Theropoda, Oviraptorosauria) from the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, Canada. (ualberta.ca)
  • The colour of the sediments is usually light grey to tan in colour in comparison to the typically red colour of the underlying Barun Goyot Formation. (wikipedia.org)
  • It overlies and sometimes interfingers with the Barun Goyot Formation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Classic exposures of the Barun Goyot Formation at Khulsan differ in having units of flat-bedded sandstone intercalated with beds of Facies S near the top of the section. (amnh.org)
  • It is mainly known from the Ukhaa Tolgod locality at the Djadochta Formation , where the first remains were collected during the 1990s. (privacytools.io)
  • A small caenagnathid tibia from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Maastrichtian): Implications for growth and lifestyle in oviraptorosaurs. (ualberta.ca)
  • The first record of eggshell from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Maastrichtian) of Alberta, Canada. (ualberta.ca)
  • Edmonds Knochen wurden aus Sandsteinen der Lance-Formation in Wyoming geborgen, heute in den Graslandschaften der Great Plains gelegen. (senckenberg.de)
  • Daraus entstanden die mächtigen Sandsteinablagerungen der sogenannten Lance-Formation, die wir vor allem in weiten Teilen der US-Bundesstaaten Wyoming und Montana finden. (senckenberg.de)
  • Farabee, M. J., Canright, J. E. (1986): Stratigraphic palynology of the lower part of the Lance Formation (Maestrichtian) of Wyoming. (senckenberg.de)
  • The most recent stratigraphy divides the Nemegt Formation into three informal members. (wikipedia.org)
  • Nichols, D. J. (2002): Palynology and palynostratigraphy of the Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota: A microfossil record of plants at the end of Cretaceous time. (senckenberg.de)
  • The Hell Creek Formation and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the northern Great Plains: An integrated continental record of the end of the Cretaceous: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America Special Paper 361: 393-456. (senckenberg.de)