Maleevus

Ma-lee-vus.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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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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Gutierrez, B. (2015, November 8). Maleevus. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/maleevus/

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Name

Maleevus ‭(‬named after the palaeontologist Evgenii Aleksandrovich Maleev‭)‬.

Phonetic

Ma-lee-vus.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Onithischia,‭ ‬Thyreophora,‭ ‬Ankylosauria.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬disparoserratus

Size

Unknown but possibly about 6 meters long.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bayan Shireh Formation.

Time Period

Campanian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Mandible‭ (‬jaw bone‭) ‬and part of the skull.

In Depth

       Named after the Russian palaeontologist‭ ‬Evgenii Aleksandrovich who actually found the holotype material in‭ ‬1952,‭ ‬Maleevus is today considered to be a dubious genus of dinosaur.‭ ‬This is because it is‭ ‬based upon only a small amount of fossil material which is actually similar to another genus of ankylosaur from the Bayan Shireh Formation,‭ ‬Telarurus.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬The armored dinosaurs of Mongolia‭ [‬in Russian‭]‬,‭ ‬- Tumanova‭ ‬-‭ ‬1987.

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