ONDOGURVEL
a parvicursorine alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia.
Pronunciation:
Meaning: Egg lizard
Author/s: Averianov and Lopatin (
2022)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Ömnögovi, Mongolia
Discovery Chart Position: #1064
Ondogurvel alifanovi
(Alifanov's Egg Lizard)Etymology
Ondogurvel is derived from the Mongolian "ondo" (egg) and "gurvel" (lizard), based on the hypothesis that the most derived alvarezsaurids were egg-eaters that used their large hand-claws to pierce egg shells.
The
species epithet,
alifanovi, honours late Russian palaeontologist Vladimir Alifanov who found the holotype specimen.
Discovery
The remains of
Ondogurvel were discovered in the Barungoyot Formation at the Nemegt locality, Ömnögovi aimag, Mongolia, by Vladimir Alifanov in 1999.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Campanian
Age range: 72 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Carnivore
References
• Averianov AO and Lopatin AV (2022) "A new alvarezsaurid theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Gobi Desert, Mongolia".
Cretaceous Research: 105168. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2022.105168
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