Mongolostegus

Mon-go-la-steg-us.
By Cassidy Wood
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Cassidy Wood

Paleoentomologist

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Wood, C. (2014, July 9). Mongolostegus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/mongolostegus/

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Name

Mongolostegus ‭(‬Mongolia roof‭)‬.

Phonetic

Mon-go-la-steg-us.

Named By

A.‭ ‬Tumanova‭ & ‬V.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Alifanov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Stegosauria,‭ ‬Stegosauridae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬exspectabilis‭

Size

Unknown due to lack of remains.

Known locations

Mongolia.

Time Period

Aptian/Albian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Dorsal‭ (‬back‭) ‬and caudal‭ (‬tail‭) ‬vertebrae and some pelvic fossils.

In Depth

       Mongolostegus is a genus of stegosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the early Cretaceous.‭ ‬Unfortunately details about Mongolostegus are hard to determine due to the overall lack of fossil remains for the genus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬First Record of Stegosaur‭ (‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Dinosauria‭) ‬from the Aptian-Albian of Mongolia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontological Journal‭ ‬52‭(‬14‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Tumanova‭ & ‬V.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Alifanov‭ ‬-‭ ‬2018.

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