Genus
Valid Extinct

Tochisaurus

Kurzanov and Osmólska 1991

Tochisaurus is a genus of small troodontid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of Mongolia. The type species is Tochisaurus nemegtensis.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Tochisaurus
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Tochisaurus nemegtensis gen. et sp. n. 1. Left metatarsus, anterior view; stereophotograph. PIN 551-224. 2. Drawing of the same metatarsus in anterior view; parts filled with plaster are marked. © Sergej M. Kurzanov and Halszka Osmólska · CC BY 2.0 · 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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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Troodontidae Family
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Tochisaurus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇲🇳 Mongolia
1
Geological formations
Nemegt
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Tochisaurus nemegtensis 72 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
S. M. Kurzanov and H. Osmólska. 1991. Tochisaurus nemegtensis gen. et sp. n., a new troodontid dinosaur (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 36(1):69-76
Bibliography (1)
S. M. Kurzanov and H. Osmólska. 1991. Tochisaurus nemegtensis gen. et sp. n., a new troodontid dinosaur (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 36(1):69-76