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Dromaeosauridae

Tsaagan

"white"

Generic raptor body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Tsaagan 2 m (6.6 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic raptor body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Tsaagan
Length
2 m (6.6 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (75 Mya)
Place
Mongolia
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dromaeosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria Sickle-clawed raptors: Velociraptor, Deinonychus, Utahraptor.

Tsaagan (meaning “white”) is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Djadokhta Formation of the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia.

What we know

  • Named by Norell et al., 2006.
  • Body length estimated at about 2 m.
  • Fossils found in Mongolia.

What we guess

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