🇲🇳 Mongolia

Genera found in this country (35)

35 genres

Tarbosaurus

90 Ma

Dinosaurs Valid 27 occ.

Gallimimus

94 Ma

Dinosaurs Valid 15 occ.

Protoceratops

121 Ma

Dinosaurs Valid 12 occ.

Psittacosaurus

137 Ma

Dinosaurs Valid 11 occ.

Saurolophus

84 Ma

Dinosaurs Valid 11 occ.

Bagaceratops

84 Ma

Dinosaurs Valid 9 occ.

Jurassic Fossil Shows Mammal-Like Throat Evolved Far Earlier Than Thought

China fossil Jurassic Mongolia

Megacauda sungei, a furry, otter-size mammaliaform that lived in what is now Inner Mongolia, China, some 165 million years ago, was semiaquatic, swimming and foraging in water, with a lifestyle analogous to the living platypus. The post Jurassic Fossil Shows Mammal-Like Throat Evolved Far Earlier Than Thought appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

08/10/2026 sci-news

Scientists were wrong about this strange mammal for nearly 40 years

Cretaceous fossil mammals Mongolia

A beautifully preserved fossil from Mongolia’s Gobi Desert has solved a mystery that puzzled paleontologists for nearly 40 years. Tamirkhan balcarceli shows that zhelestids were not early relatives of modern placental mammals, despite having teeth that seemed to suggest they were. Instead, the rabbit-like animal belonged to a separate lineage of small Cretaceous mammals.

28/09/2026 sciencedaily

Garudimimus: Beast of the Week

bird Cretaceous Dinosauria evolution Garudimimus +1

This week we're checking out a feathered dinosaur that helps us understand the evolution of the "bird mimic" family of dinosaurs.  Enter Garudimimus brevipes!Garudimimus was a theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Mongolia during the Cretaceous period, between 96 and 89 million years ago.  From beak to tail it would have measured about 11.5 feet (3.5 meters) long and it likely would have been an omnivore when alive.  The genus name translates to "Garuda Mimic", in reference to Garuda, the

27/09/2026 prehistoricbeastoftheweek

115-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Recovered from Deep Drill Core in China

China Cretaceous Dinosauria Early Cretaceous formation +2

Scientists have identified the first dinosaur fossil from a remote western section of the Bayan Gobi Formation in China’s Inner Mongolia, extending the known geographic range of dinosaur fossils in this important Early Cretaceous rock unit. The post 115-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil Recovered from Deep Drill Core in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

07/09/2026 sci-news

These giant footprints discovered in Mongolia force researchers to review the history of dinosaurs in this region

Dinosauria discovery Mongolia tracks

For more than 70 years, this paleontological site seemed to have disappeared. Reported in the mid-20th century in a remote region of northern Mongolia, its exact location ended up being lost in the vastness of the steppes. Its rediscovery, however, shakes up what scientists...

22/05/2026 futura-terre ⚙ traduction auto

Zavacephale: Beast of the Week

Cretaceous Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Mongolia Pachycephalosauria +2

 This week we'll be looking at a newly described little dinosaur that greatly expands our knowledge on one of the most unusual kinds of dinosaurs, the pachycephalosaurs.  Welcome Zavacephale rinpoche!Zavacephale lived in what is now Mongolia during the early Cretaceous period, between 119 and 110 million years ago.  From snout to tail the specimen found would have only been about three feet (1 meter) in length, but it likely would have been able to grow larger.  The genus name, Zavacephale, tran

21/09/2025 prehistoricbeastoftheweek

Sinosauropteryx

China Dinosauria fossil

Oviraptor

bone book Dinosauria

Barremian Bissekty Campanian

Argentina Australia Brazil

Cretaceous formation juvenile

Bagaraatan formation Maastrichtian

Bagaraatan formation Maastrichtian

Ajancingenia Ingenia Mongolia

Campanian Cenomanian Cretaceous

Barsboldia

Barsboldia formation Mongolia

Machairasaurus

China Cretaceous Dinosauria

Shaochilong

bone China Cretaceous

Quaesitosaurus

Cretaceous Dinosauria holotype

Ceratonykus

Ceratonykus Cretaceous Late Cretaceous

Bagaraatan

Bagaraatan formation Maastrichtian

Borogovia

Borogovia Campanian formation

Papiliovenator

China Cretaceous formation

Formations géologiques (4)

Nemegt 316 Djadokhta 171 Baynshire 157 Baruungoyot 115

Plage temporelle

Groupe géologique · Membre

Bayn Dzak 46

Tugrugyin 31

Upper 18

Lower 14

Middle 1

Environnements de dépôt

Principaux collecteurs

Activité de collecte par décennie