Nemegtosaurus

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iNemegtosaurus
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Sauropodomorpha
Infraorder: Sauropoda
Superfamily: Titanosauriformes
Family: Nemegtosauridae
Genus: Nemegtosaurus
Species: N. mongoliensis
Binomial name
Nemegtosaurus mongoliensis
Nowinski, 1971

Nemegtosaurus (meaning 'Nemegt lizard') was a sauropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous Period of what is now Mongolia. It was named after the Nemegt Basin in the Gobi Desert, where the remains were found. It may have had a long, sloping head and, like most sauropods, had peg-shaped teeth.

The type species, Nemegtosaurus mongoliensis, was first described by Nowinski in 1971. A second species, N. pachi, was described by Dong in 1977, but is a nomen dubium.

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