Tsagantegia longicranialis sɑːɡɑːn-TAYꞬEEUH
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Tsagantegia 7 m (23 ft) long
as long as 4 people standing fingertip to fingertip
- Length
- 7 m (23 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (92–86 Mya)
- Place
- Asia
- Food
- Herbivore
- Clade
- Ankylosauridae Dinosauria Ornithischia Thyreophora Ankylosauria Club-tailed armored herbivores.
Tsagantegia (; meaning Tsagan Teg) is a genus of medium-sized ankylosaurid thyreophoran dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period. The genus is monotypic, including only the type species, T. longicranialis. The specimen consists of a very partial individual, comprising the skull and lacking postcranial remains. Since it only preserves the skull, Tsagantegia is mainly characterized by its elongated snout and the flattened facial osteoderms, greatly differing from other ankylosaurs.
What we know
- Named by Tumanova, 1993.
- Body length estimated at about 7 m.
- Fossils found in Asia.
What we guess
The reconstruction notes for Tsagantegia — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.