Dinosaurs found in
Mongolia
92 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Mongolia, from 321 recorded finds. The best known are Velociraptor, Therizinosaurus and Tarbosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Nemegt Formation, the Djadokhta Formation, the Baruungoyot Formation, the Baynshire Formation and the Öösh Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from Mongolia
Djadokhta Fm. · named 1924
Velociraptor
2 mCarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Nemegt Fm. · named 1954
Therizinosaurus
9.5 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Nemegt Fm. · named 1955
Tarbosaurus
10 mCarnivoreLate Cretaceous
Nemegt Fm. · named 1969
Deinocheirus
11 mOmnivoreLate Cretaceous
Djadokhta Fm. · named 1923
Protoceratops
2 mHerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Yixian Fm. · named 1923
Psittacosaurus
2 mHerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
Nemegt Fm. · named 1972
Gallimimus
6 mOmnivoreLate Cretaceous
Djadokhta Fm. · named 1924
Oviraptor
1.6 mOmnivoreLate Cretaceous
All 92 dinosaurs found in Mongolia
- Velociraptor
- Therizinosaurus
- Tarbosaurus
- Deinocheirus
- Protoceratops
- Psittacosaurus
- Gallimimus
- Oviraptor
- Saurolophus
- Achillobator
- Alioramus
- Citipati
- Mononykus
- Halszkaraptor
- Khankhuuluu
- Opisthocoelicaudia
- Pinacosaurus
- Adasaurus
- Zavacephale
- Segnosaurus
- Saichania
- Saurornithoides
- Tarchia
- Homalocephale
- Tsaagan
- Shuvuuia
- Anserimimus
- Nemegtosaurus
- Barsboldia
- Duonychus
- Shri
- Prenocephale
- Erlikosaurus
- Udanoceratops
- Avimimus
- Altirhinus
- Garudimimus
- Talarurus
- Bagaraatan
- Abdarainurus
- Harpymimus
- Parvicursor
- Bactrosaurus
- Natovenator
- Mongolostegus
- Enigmosaurus
- Conchoraptor
- Goyocephale
- Byronosaurus
- Graciliceratops
- Zanabazar
- Khaan
- Mahakala
- Erketu
- Rinchenia
- Nemegtomaia
- Quaesitosaurus
- Heyuannia
- Aepyornithomimus
- Tylocephale
- Shamosaurus
- Shanag
- Eopinacosaurus
- Gobihadros
- Ceratonykus
- Elmisaurus
- Borogovia
- Archaeornithoides
- Hulsanpes
- Yamaceratops
- Gobivenator
- Amtocephale
- Albinykus
- Tsagantegia
- Plesiohadros
- Haya
- Zaraapelta
- Jaculinykus
- Harenadraco
- Gobiraptor
- Choyrodon
- Tochisaurus
- Ondogurvel
- Khulsanurus
- Kol
- Beg
- Oksoko
- Kuru
- Almas
- Bagaceratops
- Breviceratops
- Nemegtonykus