Tsagantegia longicranialis sɑːɡɑːn-TAYꞬEEUH
"Etymology TBD"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Tsagantegia 7 m (23 ft) long
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- Length
- 7 m (23 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (92–86 Mya)
- Place
- Asia
- Food
- Herbivore
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.