Genus
Valid Extinct

Barsboldia

Maryanska and Osmólska 1981

Barsboldia is a genus of large hadrosaurid dinosaur from the Maastrichtian Nemegt Formation of Ömnogöv, Mongolia. It is known from a partial vertebral column, partial pelvis, and some ribs.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
2
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Barsboldia
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Barsboldia sicinskii gen. et sp.n., type specimen ZPAL MgD-11110, Nemegt Formation, N Nemegt, Nemegt Basin, Gobi Desert, Mongolia 1. Right lateral view of sacrum, neural spine of last dorsal and two anterior caudals included. © Teresa Maryańska and Halszka Osmólska · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia
Barsboldia
Barsboldia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Ornithopoda Suborder
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Iguanodontia Infraorder
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Euiguanodontia Unranked clade
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Dryomorpha Unranked clade
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Ankylopollexia Unranked clade
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Styracosterna Unranked clade
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Hadrosauriformes Unranked clade
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Hadrosauroidea Unranked clade
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Hadrosauridae Family
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Saurolophinae Subfamily
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Barsboldia Genus
Measurements
Length
14,3 m ⓘ
Barsboldia sicinskii
Mass
13 300 kg ⓘ
Barsboldia sicinskii
Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
2
Geological formations
Nemegt
2
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
2
Species (1)
Barsboldia sicinskii 72 Ma
Images 11
Bibliography
Original description
T. Maryanska and H. Osmólska. 1981. First lambeosaurine dinosaur from the Nemegt Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 26(3-1):243-255
Bibliography (2)
Y. Lee, L. L. Jacobs, and P. J. Currie, R. Barsbold. 2023. Narrative of the Korea-Mongolian International Dinosaur expeditions (KID) 2006–2010 with scientific results. Windows into Sauropsid and Synapsid Evolution: Essays in Honor of Louis L. Jacobs
T. Maryanska and H. Osmólska. 1981. First lambeosaurine dinosaur from the Nemegt Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 26(3-1):243-255