Species: jeffei NORELL, MAKOVICKY, & CLARK 2000
Etymology: In honor of Byron Jeffe in recognition of his family’s support
for the Mongolian Academy of Sciences-American Museum of Natural History Paleontological
expeditions.
Holotype: IGM 100/983
Locality: Ukhaa Tolgod, near the salt extraction settlement of Daus, northeastern Nemegt Basin, Gurvan Tes Somon, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.
Horizon: Djadokhta Formation or the Barun Goyot Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Almost complete skeleton including a fragmentary skull missing the posterior end, axis, 2 anterior cervical vertebrae, dorsal vertebrae, sacral vertebra and 4 caudal vertebrae, part of the femoral shaft, the knee, distal end of metatarsal III, and 3 phalanges.
Referred material:
Locality: Bolor’s Hill, approximately 5 km away from the main Ukhaa Tolgod, near the salt extraction settlement of Daus, northeastern Nemegt Basin, Gurvan Tes Somon, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.
Horizon: Djadokhta Formation or the Barun Goyot Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
IGM 100/984: Fragmentary rostrum, including a secondary bone palate formed by both the premaxillary and maxillary shelves and the vomer.
BEVER & NORELL, 2009
Locality: Xanadu, Ukhaa Tolgod, near the salt extraction settlement of Daus, northeastern Nemegt Basin, Gurvan Tes Somon, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.
Horizon: Djadokhta Formation or the Barun Goyot Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
IGM 100/972: Fragmentary skull of a perinate.
IGM 100/974: Fragmentary skull of a perinate.