First Record of Stegosaur (Ornithischia, Dinosauria) from the Aptian–Albian of Mongolia
- Authors: Tumanova T.A.1, Alifanov V.R.1
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Affiliations:
- Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 52, No 14 (2018)
- Pages: 1771-1779
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0031-0301/article/view/168288
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030118140186
- ID: 168288
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Abstract
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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T. A. Tumanova
Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: ttuman@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117647
V. R. Alifanov
Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: valifan@paleo.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 117647