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NOMINGIA
(no-min-ge-ah)
meaning: "named after the region it was discovered in"
Nomingia
Named By: R. Barsbold, H. Osmolska, M. Watabe, P. J. Currie & K. Tsogtbaatar in 2000
Time Period: Late Cretaceous, 70 Ma
Location: Mongolia - Nemegt Formation
Size: About 1.7 meters long
Diet: Uncertain
Fossil(s): Partial post cranial remains including partial left leg, pelvic girdle and most of the spine
Classification: | Chordata | Reptilia | Dinosauria | Saurischia | Theropoda | Oviraptorosauria | Oviraptoridae |
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Nomingia is a genus of oviraptorid theropod dinosaur hailing from the Late Cretaceous Bugin Tsav Beds of Mongolia.

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