Where: Omnogov, Mongolia (43.5° N, 101.1° E: paleocoordinates 40.7° N, 90.5° E)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Baruungoyot Formation, Middle Campanian to Middle Campanian (83.5 - 70.6 Ma)
• bed-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: eolian; sandstone
Size class: macrofossils
Collected in 1991-1996; reposited in the AMNH
Collection methods: mechanical,
Primary reference: M. A. Norell and K. Gao. 1997. Braincase and phylogenetic relationships of Estesia mongoliensis from the Late Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert and the recognition of a new clade of lizards. American Museum Novitates 3211:1-25 [M. Carrano/M. Carrano]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 62913: authorized by Matthew Carrano, entered by Matthew Carrano on 01.08.2006
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Gobinatus arenosus, "Macrocephalosaurus chulsanensis" = Gilmoreteius chulsanensis
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"Gobiderma pulchrum" = Gobiderma pulchra, Estesia mongoliensis n. gen. n. sp., Globaura venusta, Ctenomastax parva
Estesia mongoliensis n. gen. n. sp. Norell et al. 1992 squamates IGM M3/14 - holotype (skull with mandible)
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