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Bagaraatan
Extinct genus of theropod dinosaurs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bagaraatan (/'ba-ɣa-raa-tan/ meaning 'small' baɣa + 'carnivorous animal, beast of prey' araatan in Mongolian) is a genus of theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period. Its fossils were found in the Nemegt Formation of Mongolia. Bagaraatan may have been around 3 to 4 metres (9.8 to 13 ft) in length.
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Bagaraatan | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Clade: | †Pantyrannosauria |
Genus: | †Bagaraatan Osmólska, 1996 |
Type species | |
†Bagaraatan ostromi Osmólska, 1996 |
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