Genus
Valid Extinct

Elmisaurus

Osmolska 1981

Elmisaurus is an extinct genus of caenagnathid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Dinosaures
Omnivore Ground dwelling (surface) Terrestrial
Elmisaurus
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Skeletal reconstruction of Elmisaurus rarus. Skeletal reconstruction of known elements of Elmisaurus rarus, including material referred to “Nomingia gobiensis”. Elements highlighted in red are preserved in MPC-D 102/113. © Gregory F. Funston, Philip J. Currie, Chinzorig Tsogtbaatar & Tsogtbaatar Khishigjav · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Oviraptorosauria Infraorder
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Caenagnathidae Family
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Caenagnathinae Subfamily
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Elmisaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
2,2 m ⓘ
Elmisaurus rarus
Mass
40 kg ⓘ
Elmisaurus rarus
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
4
Geological formations
Nemegt
4
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
4
Species (2)
Elmisaurus rarus 72 Ma
Nomingia gobiensis subjective synonym of Elmisaurus rarus 72 Ma
Synonyms (1)
Nomingia subjective synonym of Elmisaurus
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
H. Osmolska. 1981. Coossified tarsometatarsi in theropod dinosaurs and their bearing on the problem of bird origins. Palaeontologica Polonica 42:79-95
Bibliography (4)
G. F. Funston, P. J. Currie, and C. Tsogtbaatar, T. Khishigjav. 2021. A partial oviraptorosaur skeleton suggests low caenagnathid diversity in the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. PLoS ONE 16(7):e0254564:1-21 DOI ↗
Y. Matsumoto, R. Hashimoto, and T. Sonoda, Y. Fujiyama, B. Mifune, Y. Kawahara, M. Saneyoshi. 2010. Report of the preparation works for Mongolian specimens in Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences: 1999–2008. Hayashibara Museum of Natural Sciences Research Bulletin 3:167-185
R. Barsbold, H. Osmólska, and M. Watabe, P. J. Currie, K. Tsogtbaatar. 2000. A new oviraptorosaur (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from Mongolia: the first dinosaur with a pygostyle. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 45(2):97-106
H. Osmolska. 1981. Coossified tarsometatarsi in theropod dinosaurs and their bearing on the problem of bird origins. Palaeontologica Polonica 42:79-95