Kielanobaatar

Ky-lan-o-baa-tar.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Kielanobaatar.

Phonetic

Ky-lan-o-baa-tar.

Named By

N.‭ ‬Kusuhashi,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Hu,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Setoguchi‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬Matsuoka‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Multituberculata,‭ ‬Plagiaulacida,‭ ‬Albionbaataridae.

Diet

Uncertain.

Species

K.‭ ‬badaohaoensis‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of fossil remains.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Liaoning Province‭ ‬-‭ ‬Shahai Formation.

Time Period

Aptian/Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial left lower jaw.

In Depth

       Kielanobaatar is a‭ ‬genus of mammal that lived in China during the early Cretaceous.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New multituberculate mammals from the Lower Cretaceous‭ (‬Shahai and Fuxin formations‭)‬,‭ ‬northeastern China.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬30‭(‬5‭)‬:1501-1514.‭ ‬-‭ ‬N.‭ ‬Kusuhashi,‭ ‬Y.‭ ‬Hu,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Setoguchi‭ & ‬H.‭ ‬Matsuoka‭ ‬-‭ ‬2010.

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