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BuginbaatarBuginbaatar is a mammal genus from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia. It is a member of the extinct order of Multituberculata, the suborder of Cimolodonta, and the family Cimolomyidae. It lived towards the end of the Mesozoic era. Genus: Buginbaatar Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Sochava AV, 1969 Species: Buginbaatar clarki Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Sochava AV, 1969 Place: Bgiyn Tsav in Mongolia Age: Upper Cretaceous This is the only known Upper Cretaceous Mongolian multi not to belong to Djadochtatherioidea. Remains are incomplete and the assignment of B. to the Cimolomyidae is tentative, (Kielan-Jaworowska & Hurum 2001, p.408). References - Kielan-Jaworowska & Sochava (1969), The first multituberculate from the uppermost Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert (Mongolia). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 14, p.355-371.
- Kielan-Jaworowska Z & Hurum JH (2001), Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals. Paleontology 44, p.389-429.
- Much of this information has been derived from http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/cimolod.htm MESOZOIC MAMMALS; 'basal' Cimolodonta, Cimolomyidae, Boffiidae and Kogaionidae, an Internet directory.
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