First Record of Stegosaur (Ornithischia, Dinosauria) from the Aptian–Albian of Mongolia
The first Mongolian stegosaur, Mongolostegus exspectabilis gen. et sp. nov., Stegosauridae (Ornithischia), represented by a series of anterior caudal vertebrae and bones of the pelvic girdle is described. The vertebral structure and massiveness and morphological features of pubic bones provide a uni...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Paleontological journal 2018-12, Vol.52 (14), p.1771-1779 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The first Mongolian stegosaur,
Mongolostegus exspectabilis
gen. et sp. nov., Stegosauridae (Ornithischia), represented by a series of anterior caudal vertebrae and bones of the pelvic girdle is described. The vertebral structure and massiveness and morphological features of pubic bones provide a unique combination of features, allowing recognition of diagnostic characters. The new taxon comes from the Aptian–Albian deposits of the Khamryn-Us locality (Mongolia) and belongs to the latest Stegosauridae (Ornithschia). |
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ISSN: | 0031-0301 1555-6174 |
DOI: | 10.1134/S0031030118140186 |