Uzbekbaatar
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Uzbekbaatar is a genus of extinct mammal from the Upper Cretaceous of Uzbekistan. It was a member of the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta, though its further affinities are unclear. The genus was named by Kielan-Jaworowska Z. and Nesov L.A. in 1992 and means "Uzbek hero".
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Quick Facts Uzbekbaatar Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, Scientific classification ...
Uzbekbaatar Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | †Multituberculata |
Genus: | †Uzbekbaatar |
Species: | †U. kizylkumensis |
Binomial name | |
†Uzbekbaatar kizylkumensis Kielan-Jaworowska & Nesov, 1992 | |
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The one species named by Kielan-Jaworowska and Nesov is Uzbekbaatar kizylkumensis, found in the Upper Cretaceous strata of Uzbekistan. A second species was also apparently described by Averianov in 1999.