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Gilmoreosaurus mongoliensis

"Charles Whitney Gilmore"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Gilmoreosaurus 6.2 m (20.3 ft) long
as long as 4 people standing fingertip to fingertip
Length
6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (96 Mya)
Place
Asia · Mongolia · Uzbekistan
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria The clade containing all dinosaurs, terrestrial archosaurs with upright limbs.

Gilmoreosaurus (meaning “Charles Whitney Gilmore’s lizard”) is a genus of hadrosauromorphan dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Asia. The type species is Gilmoreosaurus mongoliensis, known from the Iren Dabasu Formation of Inner Mongolia, dating to 96 million years ago. Additional specimens have been described as distinct species, including G. atavus from the Khodzhakul Formation of Uzbekistan, and G. arkhangelskyi from the Bissekty Formation, also of Uzbekistan. However, these are based on very fragmentary remains, and their classification is dubious. An additional species, G. kysylkumense, also from the Bissekty Formation, is sometimes included, though it has also been referred to the related genus Bactrosaurus.

What we know

  • Named by Brett-Surman, 1979.
  • Body length estimated at about 6.2 m.
  • Fossils found in Asia and Mongolia.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Gilmoreosaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.