Tsaagan is a genus of dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Djadokhta Formation of late Cretaceous Mongolia. It is known from a well-preserved skull and series of neck vertebrae, described by Norell et al. in December of 2006.[1] Tsaagan represents the only dromaeosaurid remains (other than isolated teeth) known from the Ukhaa Tolgod region, though another dromaeosaurid, Velociraptor, is known from the same formation. Animals that may have shared the same habitat with Tsaagan include Protoceratops, Shuvuuia, the small mammal Zalambdalestes, the multituberculate mammal Kryptobaatar, as well as several lizards and two yet-undescribed species of troodontid and dromaeosaurid.[1] The species name, Tsaagan mangas, is derived from the Mongolian word for "white monster" (цагаан мангас), although with an accidental misspelling of the word Tsagaan.
References
- ^ a b Norell, M.A., Clark, J.M., Turner, A.H., Makovicky, P.J., Barsbold, R., and Rowe, T. (2006). "A new dromaeosaurid theropod from Ukhaa Tolgod (Omnogov, Mongolia)." American Museum Novitates, 3545: 1-51.
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