Updated on March 5, 2022 by Liz Gartley
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Russian paleontologists Alexander O. Averianov and Alexey V. Lopatin recently published their description of the Ondogurvel alifanovi in Cretaceous Research. The new dinosaur was discovered in the Barun Goyot Formation in Ömnögov, Mongolia. The new species is an… Read More
Markie Massey reviews Roy Chapman Andrews’ 1943 book, Under a Lucky Star: A Lifetime of Adventure.
Updated on March 15, 2023 by Liz Gartley
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The American Center for Mongolian Studies Virtual Speaker Series recently hosted a panel session on “The History and Scientific Legacy of Roy Chapman Andrews.”
Every quarter, we like to acknowledge the work of one of our volunteers, and help you get to know our team in the process. This quarter, we’re pleased to introduce you to Undrakhsaikhan Tumen. Undraa manages the Bayanzag Facebook page and posts photos and stories from the Flaming Cliffs and surrounding community. Our Executive Director Bolortsetseg Minjin interviewed her for this post.
Category: Blog Posts, English, Interviews, ISMD Volunteers Tags: Bayanzag, Bulgan Soum, Bulgan Sum, dinosaurs, Flaming Cliffs, Gobi Desert, Mongolia, Mongolian dinosaurs, palaeontology, paleontology, Protoceratops
These two raptors called different places home and their anatomy suggests that they survived in very different ways.
Category: Blog Posts, English, Mongolia Paleontology Tags: American Museum of Natural History Mongolian Paleontology, Comparative Anatomy, dinosaurs, Flaming Cliffs, Functional Morphology, Gobi Desert, Jurassic Park, Mongolia, paleontology, Raptor claw, Raptor red, Raptors, Utahraptor, Velociraptor
After travelling across an ocean, waiting for the snowstorm to pass, and wondering if we’d make it to the Flaming Cliffs at all, we felt we’d achieved something monumental just getting here.
Ankylosaurs – the weird, spiky, armoured dinosaurs with tail clubs – are always rare, but two of the best places to find good specimens of this unusual group of dinosaurs are Alberta and, you guessed it, Mongolia.
Category: Blog Posts, English Tags: Alberta, Albertan dinosaurs, ankylosaurs, armored dinosaurs, Canada, Canadian scientist, dinosaurs, Gobi, Mongolia, Mongolian dinosaurs, palaeontology, paleontology, Phil Currie, Phillip Currie, pinacosaurus, Royal Ontario Museum, science, tail weapons, University of Toronto, Victoria Arbour
On September 28, 2015, ISMD president Bolortsetseg Minjin shared this statement with her followers on Facebook regarding the sensitive topic of Mongolian fossils in the possession of the AMNH. While the ISMD supports the immediate repatriation of all fossils… Read More
Tag: Mongolia
New dinosaur!
Updated on March 5, 2022 by Liz Gartley
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Russian paleontologists Alexander O. Averianov and Alexey V. Lopatin recently published their description of the Ondogurvel alifanovi in Cretaceous Research. The new dinosaur was discovered in the Barun Goyot Formation in Ömnögov, Mongolia. The new species is an… Read More
Category: Blog Posts, Dinosaurs Tags: Barun Goyot Formation, dinosaurs, Mongolia, Mongolian dinosaurs, Ondogurvel, palaeontology, paleontology
Review of “Under a Lucky Star”
Updated on February 24, 2022 by Bolortsetseg Minjin
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Markie Massey reviews Roy Chapman Andrews’ 1943 book, Under a Lucky Star: A Lifetime of Adventure.
Category: Blog Posts, Book Review, English Tags: history, Mongolia, palaeontology, paleontology, Roy Chapman Andrews
ACMS Virtual Speaker Series
Updated on March 15, 2023 by Liz Gartley
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The American Center for Mongolian Studies Virtual Speaker Series recently hosted a panel session on “The History and Scientific Legacy of Roy Chapman Andrews.”
Category: Blog Posts, English, Mongolia Paleontology Tags: Flaming Cliffs, history, Mongolia, Mongolian dinosaurs, palaeontology, paleontology, Roy Chapman Andrews
Meet Undraa, our Volunteer of the Quarter
Updated on March 12, 2023 by Bolortsetseg Minjin
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Every quarter, we like to acknowledge the work of one of our volunteers, and help you get to know our team in the process. This quarter, we’re pleased to introduce you to Undrakhsaikhan Tumen. Undraa manages the Bayanzag Facebook page and posts photos and stories from the Flaming Cliffs and surrounding community. Our Executive Director Bolortsetseg Minjin interviewed her for this post.
Category: Blog Posts, English, Interviews, ISMD Volunteers Tags: Bayanzag, Bulgan Soum, Bulgan Sum, dinosaurs, Flaming Cliffs, Gobi Desert, Mongolia, Mongolian dinosaurs, palaeontology, paleontology, Protoceratops
Velociraptor and Utahraptor: How do the cousins compare after new information comes to light?
Updated on February 24, 2022 by Bolortsetseg Minjin
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These two raptors called different places home and their anatomy suggests that they survived in very different ways.
Category: Blog Posts, English, Mongolia Paleontology Tags: American Museum of Natural History Mongolian Paleontology, Comparative Anatomy, dinosaurs, Flaming Cliffs, Functional Morphology, Gobi Desert, Jurassic Park, Mongolia, paleontology, Raptor claw, Raptor red, Raptors, Utahraptor, Velociraptor
The Frozen Cliffs
Updated on March 15, 2023 by Bolortsetseg Minjin
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After travelling across an ocean, waiting for the snowstorm to pass, and wondering if we’d make it to the Flaming Cliffs at all, we felt we’d achieved something monumental just getting here.
Category: English, Flaming Cliffs Museum Tags: Bayanzag, dinosaurs, Flaming Cliffs, Gobi Desert, Mongolia, museum, snow
From prairie to Gobi in search of dinosaurs
Updated on March 6, 2017 by Bolortsetseg Minjin
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Ankylosaurs – the weird, spiky, armoured dinosaurs with tail clubs – are always rare, but two of the best places to find good specimens of this unusual group of dinosaurs are Alberta and, you guessed it, Mongolia.
Category: Blog Posts, English Tags: Alberta, Albertan dinosaurs, ankylosaurs, armored dinosaurs, Canada, Canadian scientist, dinosaurs, Gobi, Mongolia, Mongolian dinosaurs, palaeontology, paleontology, Phil Currie, Phillip Currie, pinacosaurus, Royal Ontario Museum, science, tail weapons, University of Toronto, Victoria Arbour
ISMD President’s Statement on AMNH Fossils Collected by Roy Chapman Andrews
Updated on January 10, 2017 by Bolortsetseg Minjin
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On September 28, 2015, ISMD president Bolortsetseg Minjin shared this statement with her followers on Facebook regarding the sensitive topic of Mongolian fossils in the possession of the AMNH. While the ISMD supports the immediate repatriation of all fossils… Read More
Category: Blog Posts Tags: American Museum of Natural History, AMNH, dinosaur fossils, dinosaurs, fossils, Mongolia, Mongolian dinosaurs, paleontology, Roy Chapman Andrews