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Caenagnathidae

Nomingia gobiensis

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Nomingia 1.7 m (5.6 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Nomingia
Length
1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (70 Mya)
Place
Mongolia
Food
Omnivore
Clade
Caenagnathidae

Nomingia is a genus of oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous Bugin Tsav Beds of Mongolia.

What we know

  • Named by Barsbold et al. 2000.
  • Body length estimated at about 1.7 m.
  • Fossils found in Mongolia.

What we guess

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