Gobihadros

Go-be-had-ros.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2016, May 31). Gobihadros. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/gobihadros/

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Name

Gobihadros ‭(‬Gobi hadrosaur‭).

Phonetic

Go-be-had-ros.

Named By

Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar,‭ ‬David B.‭ ‬Weishampel,‭ ‬David C.‭ ‬Evans‭ & ‬Mahito Watabe‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ornithopoda,‭ ‬Hadrosauromorpha.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

G.‭ ‬mongoliensis‭

Size

Larger individuals possibly up to‭ ‬7.5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bayan Shireh Formation.

Time Period

Cenomanian/Santonian of‭ ‬the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Skulls and almost complete post cranial skeleton.‭ ‬Fossils from several individuals of various sizes known.

In Depth

       Gobihadros is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur known to have lived in central Asia during the earlier stages of the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬Known from numerous fossils from several individuals of varying ages and sizes,‭ ‬and some of these articulated,‭ ‬Gobihadros is one of the best‭ ‬preserved‭ ‬hadrosaurs from Asia.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new hadrosauroid‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Ornithopoda‭) ‬from the Late Cretaceous Baynshire Formation of the Gobi Desert‭ (‬Mongolia‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PLoS ONE.‭ ‬14‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬-‭ ‬Khishigjav Tsogtbaatar,‭ ‬David B.‭ ‬Weishampel,‭ ‬David C.‭ ‬Evans‭ & ‬Mahito Watabe‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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