Genus: Haya MAKOVICKY, KILBOURNE, SADLEIR & NORELL, 2011
Etymology: From Sanskrit for the Hindu deity Haryagriva, an avatar of Vishnu
characterized by a horse head, in referenc to the elongate and faintly horse-like
skull of this dinosaur, and the common depiction of this deity in the Buddhist
art of Mongolia.
Species: griva MAKOVICKY, KILBOURNE, SADLEIR & NORELL, 2011
Etymology: From Sanskrit for the Hindu deity Haryagriva, an avatar of Vishnu
characterized by a horse head, in referenc to the elongate and faintly horse-like
skull of this dinosaur, and the common depiction of this deity in the Buddhist
art of Mongolia.
Holotype: IGM 100/2017
Locality: Fluvial, pale red sandstone layer at Khugenetslavkant, Dornogovi (Dorngobi Aimag), Eastern Gobi, Mongolia.
Horizon: Javkhlant Formation (Khugenetslavkant sandstone facies).
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Santonian-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Note: Originaly Late Aptian or Early Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch,
Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.
Material: A complete, barely distorted skull and anterior cervical series.
Referred material:
IGM 100/1324: Isolated left femur.
IGM 100/2013: Dorsal rib and series of chevrons, an articulated right crus and pes, part of left pes.
IGM 100/2014: A mediolaterally crushed skull and anterior cervical series with hind limb elements.
IGM 100/2015: A nearly complete postcranial skeleton, missing the tip of the tail, the feet, and some manual phalanges.
IGM 100/2016: A juvenile skull missing the snout and postdentary bones.
IGM 100/2018: An isolated mandibular symphysis including the predentary.
IGM 100/2019: A nearly complete skull and skeleton (in preparation).
IGM 100/2020: Postcranial fragments including ribs, femur, tibia and pedal phalanges.
NORELL, & BARTA, 2016
Locality: Red Rum sublocality, Shine US Khudag, Dornogovi (Dorngobi Aimag), Eastern Gobi, Mongolia.
Horizon: Javkhlant Formation (Khugenetslavkant sandstone facies).
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Santonian-Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Note: Originaly Late Aptian or Early Albian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Upper Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.Material:
IGM 100/3181: Fragmentary skull, teeth, radus, ulna, several carpals, phalanges, and unguals, a partial dorsal vertebral series and associated ribs.