- Bayan Shireh Formation
The Bayan Shireh Formation is a
geological formation inBurkhant ,Mongolia , that stems from theCampanian stage of thelate Cretaceous period, 83.5 million–70 million years ago. The fauna of this formation is similar to the nearbyIren Dabasu Formation .Fossils found at Bayan Shireh include:
Dinosaurs
* Several indeterminate fossils of
ornithomimid s,hadrosaur s, andtheropod s.Ceratopsians
* "
Graciliceratops ", a primitive ceratopsian
* "Microceratus ", a primitive ceratopsianTheropods
* "
Achillobator ", a giant dromaeosaur
* "Alectrosaurus ", a tyrannosaur
* "Albertosaurus ", a tyrannosaur
* "Enigmosaurus ", a therizinosaur
* "Erlikosaurus ", a therizinosaur
* "Garudimimus ", an ornithomimosaur
* "Segnosaurus ", a therizinosaur
* "Therizinosaurus ", a giant therizinosaurAnkylosaurs
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