Genus: Elmisaurus OSMOLSKA, 1981
Etymology: Mongolian, elmyi, “pes, hindfoot” and Greek, sauros, "lizard"; Hindfoot lizard.
= Nomingia BARSBOLD, OSMOLSKA, WATABE, CURRIE & TSOGTBAATAR, 2000
Etymology: In reference to Nomingiin Gobi, a part of the Gobi Desert close to the type locality.
= Nomingiu LU, TOMIDA, AZUMA, DONG & LEE, 2004 (sic)

Species: rarus OSMOLSKA, 1981
Etymology: Latin, rarus, "rare."

Holotype: ZPAL MgD-I/98

Locality: Northern Nemegt, Nemegt Basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Left tarsometatarsus.

Referred material:

ZPAL Mg-I/98: Right pes including distal portion of the metatarsus, phalanx I1, phalanx II1, and damaged phalanx II2, phalanges III1, III2, and proximal portion of the phalanx III3, two undetermined fragmentary phalanges IV, two fragmentary unguals (II and ?IV); right manus including metacarpal I and distal portion of the metacarpal II, phalanx I1, Phalanges II1, II2, phalanges III1, III2, III3, a complete ungual probably of the digit I and proximal portion of another ungual (II?), indeterminable fragments of long bones of limbs.

ZPAL MgD-I/20: Proximal portion of the right tarsometatarsus.

 

CURRIE, 2001, 2002

Locality: Western Sayr of the Nemegt Locality, n.43°30.30’E., 101°2.71’, Nemegt Basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Partial femur, both tibiae, partial metatarsal III, partial mt IV, 8 dorsal vertebrae, manual III-2, III-3, and III-4, pedal I-1, I-2, II-3.

Number: Not given: Isolated metatarsal IV.

= cf. Elmisaurus rarus

Number: Not given: Femur.

 

CURRIE, FUNSTON, & OSMOLSKA, 2016

Locality: Nemegt locality, 43°30'451"N, 101°2'441"E, Nemegt Basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MPC-D 102/006 (Field number PJC2000.01): Right tarsometarsus.

 

Locality: Nemegt locality, 43°30'430"N, 101°2'420"E, Nemegt Basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MPC-D 102/007 (Field Number PJC2000.02): Partial skeleton including skull fragment, 1 cervical, 1 incomplete dorsal, fragments of at least 2 more vertebrae, 3 left rib heads, rib shaft fragments, gastralia fragments, left manual phalanges II-2 (distal part), II-3, III-1, III-3, proximal end of right femur, both tibiae, part of the left metatarsals II and IV, a partial right metatarsal III, and pedal phalanges I-1, and I-2.

 

Locality: Nemegt locality, 43°30'160"N, 101°3'040"E, Nemegt Basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MPC-D 102/008 (Field number PJC 2001.08): Proximal end of right tarsometatarsus.

MPC-D 102/009: Proximal right tarsometarsus.

 

Locality: Nemegt locality, 43°30'16"N, 101°3'04"E, Nemegt Basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MPC-D 102/010: Tibia, and vertebrae.

FUNSTON, MENDONCA, CURRIE & BARSBOLD, 2017

Locality: Altan Uul II, Nemegt Basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MPC-NEE.2016.310: Partial pes including metatarsal III, pedal phalanx, and ungual.

 

Locality: Hermiin Tsav (Khermeen Tsav), western Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Barun Goyot Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Middle –Late Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MPC-KID 254-2008: Isolated metatarsal IV.

= Nomingia gobiensis BARSBOLD, OSMOLSKA, WATABE, CURRIE & TSOGTBAATAR, 2000
Etymology: In reference to the Gobi desert.

Holotype: MPC-D (old GIN) 100/119

Locality: Bügiin (Bugeen) Tsav, Nomingiin Gobi Desert, Bayankhongor Province, Mongolia.

Horizon: Beds of Bugeen Tsav (equivalent of the Nemegt Formation).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?Upper Campanian - ?lower Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: 13 presacrals, 5 synsacrals, 24 caudals with most chevrons articulated, the complete pelvis, 10 fragmentary thoracic ribs, several disarticulated gastralia, left femur and both tibiae and fibulae.

Referred material:

MATSUMOTO, HASIHIMOTO, SONODA, FUJIYAMA, MIFUNE, KAWAHARA & SANEYOSHI, 2010

Field number 9400824 BgT MAT (HMNS 2002-09-1): Complete skeleton.

 

= Nomingia sp CURRIE, 2002, PERSONS, CURRIE, & NORELL, 2014

Locality: Western Sayr of the Nemegt Locality, n.43°30.256’E., 101°02.900’, Nemegt Basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

MPC-D 102/5: Fragmentary specimen.

 

FUNGSTON, CURRIE, TSOGTBAATAR & KHISHIGJAV, 2021

Locality: 12 m south of the type quarry of Nomingia gobiensis, Bügiin (Bugeen) Tsav, Nomingiin Gobi Desert, Bayankhongor Province, Mongolia.

Horizon: Beds of Bugeen Tsav (equivalent of the Nemegt Formation).

Biostratigraphy:

Age: ?Upper Campanian - ?lower Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: