Genus
Valid Extinct

Zanabazar

Norell et al. 2009

Zanabazar is a genus of large troodontid dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. The genus was originally named by Rinchen Barsbold as the new species Saurornithoides junior. In 2009 it was reclassified as its own genus and species, Zanabazar junior, named after Zanabazar, the first spiritual figurehead of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia. The holotype includes a skull, vertebrae, and right hindlimb. Zanabazar was one of the largest and most derived troodontids.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Zanabazar
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Skeletal reconstruction of Saurornithoides junior (now Zanabazar) showing the known elements on a black silhouette. © Jaime A. Headden (User:Qilong) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia
Zanabazar
Zanabazar
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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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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Troodontidae Family
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Troodontinae Subfamily
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Saurornithoidini Tribe
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Zanabazar Genus
Measurements
Length
2,15 m ⓘ
Zanabazar junior 
2,3 m ⓘ
Mass
24 kg ⓘ
Zanabazar junior 
25 kg ⓘ
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
1
Geological formations
Nemegt
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Zanabazar junior 72 Ma
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
M. A. Norell, P. J. Makovicky, and G. S. Bever, A. M. Balanoff, J. M. Clark, R. Barsbold, T. Rowe. 2009. A review of the Mongolian Cretaceous dinosaur Saurornithoides (Troodontidae: Theropoda). American Museum Novitates 3654:1-63 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
R. Barsbold. 1974. Saurornithoididae, a new family of small theropod dinosaurs from Central Asia and North America. Palaeontologia Polonica 30:5-22