Nomingia
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| ?Nomingia Conservation status: Fossil |
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 Nomingia by Michael Skrepnick.
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| Nomingia gobiensis Barsbold et al., 2000 |
Nomingia was an oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur hailing from the Late Cretaceous Bugin Tsav Beds. The remains, consisting of vertebral series, pelvic girdle and left tibio-tarsus, was described by Barsbold et al. in 2000.
Nomingia is characterized by a pygostyle-like mass of fused vertebrae at the tail end probably supporting a feather fan. This bone structure had only been found in birds before this fossil was discovered.
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Rinchen Barsbold, Halszka Osmólska, Mahito Watabe, Philip J. Currie & Khishigjaw Tsogtbaatar (2000)New Oviraptorosaur (Dinosauria, Theropoda) From Mongolia: The First Dinosaur With A Pygostyle. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 2000, 45(2). Pp. 97-106).
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