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Nessovbaatar
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Nessovbaatar is a Mongolian mammal genus from the Upper Cretaceous. It eeked out its living in the company of Central Asian dinosaurs. This animal was a member of the extinct order of Multituberculata.
For those of a technical inclination, it's within the Suborder of Cimolodonta, and a member of the family Sloanbaataridae.
Genus: Nessovbaatar Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH, 1997
'Nessov's hero' (Named in honour of Russian paleontologist Dr Nessov -aka Dr Nesov.)
Species: Nessovbaatar multicostatus Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH, 1997
Place: Barun Goyot Formation
Country: Mongolia
Age: Upper Cretaceous
Remarks: Info welcome.
Reference: Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (1997), Djadochtatheria: a new suborder of multituberculate mammals. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 42(2), p 201-242.
Page references: Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals. Paleontology 44, p.389-429.
(This information has been derived from [1] (http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/djado.htm) MESOZOIC MAMMALS; Djadochtatherioidea, an internet directory. As that's my webpage, there are no issues of copyright. Trevor Dykes)
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