Mongolosaurus

Mongolian lizard

• Mongolo- · Latinized place name · Mongolia (the region where the fossils were found)
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Mongolia" with the Greek word for lizard. It was chosen because the fossils, found in the 1920s, came from Inner Mongolia, a region in northern China. The type species is Mongolosaurus haplodon.

Named by

Gilmore

Year named

1933

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

Inner Mongolia, China

A sauropod (generally regarded as a titanosauriform) known from limited material, including teeth and some skeletal remains. Its exact age and affinities are uncertain, and some researchers regard it as poorly diagnosed. Despite the name, it was found in Inner Mongolia, China, not in the country of Mongolia. The stage range is approximate.