Genus
Valid Extinct

Barsboldia

Maryanska and Osmólska 1981
Etymology (en l'honneur de) Barsbold

Barsboldia is a genus of large hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Maastrichtian Nemegt Formation of Ömnogöv, Mongolia. It is known from a partial vertebral column, partial pelvis, and some ribs.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Barsboldia
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Barsboldia sicinskii gen. et sp.n., type specimen ZPAL MgD-11110, Nemegt Formation, N Nemegt, Nemegt Basin, Gobi Desert, Mongolia 1. Right lateral view of sacrum, neural spine of last dorsal and two anterior caudals included. © Teresa Maryańska and Halszka Osmólska · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha Unranked clade
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Ankylopollexia Unranked clade
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Styracosterna Unranked clade
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Hadrosauriformes Unranked clade
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Hadrosauroidea Unranked clade
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Hadrosauridae Family
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Saurolophinae Subfamily
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Barsboldia Genus
Measurements
Length
14,3 m ⓘ
Barsboldia sicinskii
Mass
13 300 kg ⓘ
Barsboldia sicinskii
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
2
Geological formations
Nemegt
2
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Barsboldia sicinskii 72 Ma
Images 6
Bibliography
Original description
T. Maryanska and H. Osmólska. 1981. First lambeosaurine dinosaur from the Nemegt Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 26(3-1):243-255
Bibliography (2)
Y. Lee, L. L. Jacobs, and P. J. Currie, R. Barsbold. 2023. Narrative of the Korea-Mongolian International Dinosaur expeditions (KID) 2006–2010 with scientific results. Windows into Sauropsid and Synapsid Evolution: Essays in Honor of Louis L. Jacobs
T. Maryanska and H. Osmólska. 1981. First lambeosaurine dinosaur from the Nemegt Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 26(3-1):243-255