LegendaryNemegtomaia
Nemegtomaia barsboldi
nem-EG-toh-MY-ah· “Nemegt mother”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🍽️ omnivore🦴 Oviraptoridae
2 m
Length
0.7 m
Height
40 kg
Weight
A crested oviraptorosaur from Mongolia found fossilised while brooding on its nest of eggs, like a bird — which is why its name means 'Nemegt mother'.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~70 million years ago
Found in
Mongolia
Discovered
Junchang Lü, 2004
Did you know?
- Found preserved sitting on its nest of eggs, like a brooding bird.
- Its name 'mother' honours that nesting fossil.
- Had a tall, hollow head crest and a toothless beak.
Artwork: PaleoNeolitic, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.