Genus
Valid Extinct

Bagaraatan

Osmólska 1996
Etymology Petit chasseur

Bagaraatan is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period of what is now the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. It may have been a small predatory dinosaur measuring around 3 to 4 metres in length.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Bagaraatan
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Mandible in Bagaraatan ostromi gen. et sp. n. from the mid-Maastrichtian Nemegt Formation at Nemegt, Mongolia. A-B. Reconstruction on left mandible in lateral and medial views. Left dentary in dorsal view. D-E. Posterior part of left mandible in dorsal and posterior views. F. Cross-section through dentary at the end of preserved fragment. © Halszka Osmólska · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia
Bagaraatan
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Tyrannosauroidea Superfamily
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Tyrannosauridae Family
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Bagaraatan Genus
Measurements
Length
3,2 m ⓘ
Bagaraatan ostromi
Mass
80 kg ⓘ
Bagaraatan ostromi
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
1
Geological formations
Nemegt
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Bagaraatan ostromi 72 Ma
Images 5
Bibliography
Original description
H. Osmólska. 1996. An unusual theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 41(1):1-38
Bibliography (1)
H. Osmólska. 1996. An unusual theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 41(1):1-38