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Tsaagan (meaning "white") is an extinct genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous period. The type species is named T. mangas.
Description[]
The species name, Tsaagan mangas, should be read as a whole with the generic name qualifying the specific epithet, and is derived from the Mongolian words for "white monster" (цагаан мангас), although with an accidental misspelling of the word Tsagaan.
Tsaagan was a medium-sized dromaeosaurid. In 2010 Gregory S. Paul estimated its length at 2 metres, its weight at 15 kilograms. The skull in general appearance resembles that of Velociraptor but differs from it in many details. It is more robust and smooth on top; unique derived traits. Tsaagan is a member of the group Dromaeosauridae. A cladistic analysis by Norell et al. originally indicated it was more precisely a member of the Velociraptorinae. In 2010 an analysis showed it was closely related to Linheraptor.
The holotype specimen, IGM 100/1015, was found near Xanadu in Ömnögovi Province in layers of the Djadokhta Formation dating to the Campanian, about 75 million years ago. It consists of a well-preserved skull and series of ten neck vertebrae as well as a damaged left shoulder girdle. It is the only specimen found of Tsaagan and belonged to an adult individual.
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References[]
- https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4966348.html
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232678611_A_New_Dromaeosaurid_Theropod_from_Ukhaa_Tolgod_Omnogov_Mongolia
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/20037757
- http://studioschouten.com.au/artwork/tsaagan-mangas/
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/169121
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/A-Holotype-of-Tsaagan-mangas-IGM-100-1015-in-left-lateral-view-B-holotype-of-Tsaagan_fig8_232678611
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Holotype-of-Tsaagan-mangas-IGM-100-1015-during-initial-preparation_fig11_232678611
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Holotype-of-Tsaagan-mangas-IGM-100-1015-during-initial-preparation_fig28_232678611
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