Tsaagan

white

• tsaagan · Mongolian · white

Tsaagan is named from the Mongolian word "tsagaan", meaning "white". It refers to the pale, white-colored cliffs (Ukhaa Tolgod, "Brown Hills", area's pale sediments) where the type specimen was found. The type species is Tsaagan mangas, "mangas" meaning "ferocious" or "monster" in Mongolian.

Named by

Norell et al.

Year named

2006

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Ukhaa Tolgod, Djadochta Formation, Mongolia

A dromaeosaurid theropod known from a well-preserved skull. Stage and etymology details are given with moderate certainty; the name is often explained as referring to the white color of the rock exposures in which it was found.