Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of different dinosaur species may have lived in Mongolia throughout the Mesozoic, a time period that began 248 million years ago and ended 65 million years ago in a mass extinction that wiped out all dinosaurs except birds.

Here is a small selection of the many dinosaurs that have been discovered by paleontologists in Mongolia. Thanks to Emily Willoughby for the dinosaur artwork and our hardworking volunteers for the research, writing, translation and design.


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Alioramus
Alioramus
Oviraptor
Protoceratops
Saurornithoides
Deinocheirus
Pinacosaurus
Psittacosaurus
Shuvuuia
Velociraptor
Nemegtosaurus
Prenocephale
Saurolophus
Tarbosaurus

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