Species: bullatus OSMOLSKA, RONIEWICZ, & BARSBOLD, 1972
Etymology: Latin, bulla, the capsule of gold worn on the neck of young boys of noble Roman families; in reference to the unusual capsule occuring in the skull base.
= Ornithomimus bullatus (OSMOLSKA, RONIEWICZ, & BARSBOLD, 1972) PAUL, 1988

Holotype: G. I. No. DPS 100/11

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

Horizon: Upper Nemegt Beds.

Biostratigraphy: Tarbosaurus bataar (MALEEV), Saurolophus angustirostris RHOZHDESTVENSKY and Dyoplosaurus giganteus MALEYEV zone.

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

Martial: Nearly complete skull and lower jaw. cervicals 1-4, incomplete cervicals 6, 7, ?8, 10, fragments of centra of dorsals 11, 12, ?13, 17-23, centra of 5 sacrals, nearly complete series of 38 caudals (caudal 27 lacking, the proximal caudals represented by the centra only), fragments of the cervical ribs fused to vertebrae, some fragments of the dorsal ribs and haemal arches, pectoral girdle complete with slightly damaged scapulae and coracoids, fore limbs almost complete, the right radius lacking the proximal end, carpal bones mostly lacking and only radial of the right manus preserved, ungual of the first digit and the second phalanx of the second digit of the left manus lacking their distal parts, pelvic girdle incomplete, part of iliac blades lacking as well as part of the shaft of the ischium, hind limbs almost complete but left femur damaged, proximal and distal ends of the right femur lacking as well as the metatarsal V and the ungual of the third digit of the right pes, in left pes phalanx II of the second digit, phalanx III and ungual of the third digit, ungual of the fourth digit are not preserved.

Referred material:

Z. Pal. No. Mg.D-I/1: Fragmentary skeleton with skull and mandible. Skull crushed, brain case comparatively well preserved, basis cranii somewhat crushed, snout lacking the very tip, vertebral column includes, somewhat damaged cervicals 2-10, several centra of unidentified dorsals, sacrals 2-5, and complete series of 36 caudals, some fragmentary cervical ribs fused with vertebrae, dorsal ribs fragmentary and mostly not preserved, several haemal arches in the proximal and medial part of the tail preserved, pectoral girdle and forelimbs fragmentary, pelvic girdle nearly complete lacking antilium and with slightly damaged pubis, left hind limb very incomplete, right hind limb complete, with a somewhat damaged femur, fibula lacking the distal end, metatarsal V lacking, metatarsal III damaged distally, in pes ungual of the second digit, the whole third digit, phalanx 1 and ungual of the fourth digit not preserved of a juvenile

Z.Pal. No. Mg.D-I/10: 2 fragmentary sacrals, 15 proximal caudals, fragments of the left and right pes.

Z. Pal. No. Mg.D-I/24: Almost complete left metatarsus and pes, only distal end of phalanx I of the second digit and phalanx IV of the fourth digit lacking.

Z. Pal. No.Mg.D-I/33: Fragments of left hind limb, 10 caudals, other skeleton fragments.

NORELL, MAKOVICKY & CURRIE, 2001

IGM 100/1133: Nearly complete but crushed skull.
Note: interior surface of a rhamphotheca.

OWOCKI, KREMER, WRZOSEK, KROLIKOWSKA, & KAZMIERCZAK, 2016

ZPAL MgD I/181: Metatarsal.

 

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

Horizon: Upper Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Z. Pal. No. MgD-I/7: Centra of sacrals 2-5, fragmentary pelvic girdle.

Z. Pal. No. MgD-I/8: Centra of 3 dorsals, fragmentary 6 proximal caudals, left humerus lacking the distal end, incomplete hind limb.

Z. Pal. No. Mg.D-I/11: 5 fragmentary dorsals.

Z. Pal. No. Mg.D-I/15: Fragment of right tibia, 2 fragments of vertebrae.

Z. Pal. No.Mg.D-I/39: 4 vertebrae from the cervico-dorsal region, 9,10,12, 13) and distal part of the tail consisting of 17 caudals.

Z. Pal. No. Mg.D-I/77: Fragmentary pectoral girdle.

Z. Pal. No. Mg.D-I/94: Nearly complete skeleton, lacking: the skull, atlas, distal portion of tail, pectoral girdle as well as forelimbs, of which only right ulno-radius with the proximal half of the metacarpus preserved, the left hind limb has the metatarsus damaged.

WATABE & SUZUKI, 2000a

Field number 930927 NG MS:

OWOCKI, KREMER, WRZOSEK, KROLIKOWSKA, & KAZMIERCZAK, 2016

ZPAL MgD I/8: Left femur.

 

Locality: Altan Ula IV, Nemegt Basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Upper Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Z. Pal. No. Mg.D-I/32: Fragmentary pectoral girdle, forelimbs, hind limbs, fragments of various parts.

Z. Pal. No. Mg.D-I/74: Fragmentary right femur.

OWOCKI, KREMER, WRZOSEK, KROLIKOWSKA, & KAZMIERCZAK, 2016

ZPAL MgDI/alt: Phalanx.

 

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

Horizon: Upper Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Z. Pal. No. Mg.D-I.78: Damaged right tibiae, 1 caudal and fragments of iliac blade.

 

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

Horizon: Upper Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

G. I. No. DPS 100/10: Almost complete skeleton with skull, lacking the pectoral girdle and forelimbs, as well as some vertebrae and ribs of a juvenile.

 

Locality: Different localities, Mongolia.

Horizon: Upper Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Z. Pal. No.Mg.D-I/14, 176, 18, 20, 51, 55, 58, 73, 75: Numerous single bones, fragments of limb bones, vertebrae, phalanges unguals, metacarpals, and metatarsals.

 

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

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

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Campanian or Early Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Field number 980809GT GU (HMNS 2004-11-100): Pelvic part and left hindlimb.

 

WATABE & SUZUKI, 2000b

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

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Field number 940817 KmT-I OTG: Ischium, ilium, pubis, and caudal vertebrae.

 

 

Locality: Bügiin (Bugeen) Tsav, Nomingiin Gobi Desert, Bayankhongor Aimag, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Field number 940824 BgT ENKH: Caudal vertebrae.

SUZUKI & WATABE, 2000a

Field number 950818 BgT Gallimimus: Complete skeleton.

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

Field number 950818BgT, NAR, Galli (HMNS 2006-05-01): Dorsal, cervical vertebrae and humeri.

WATABE, SUZUKI, TSOGTBAATAR, TSUBAMOTO & SANEYOSHI, 2010

Jacket no M-16-19: Fragmentary skeleton.

Jacket no J-5-6: Tibia, metatarsals.

 

WATABE & SUZUKI, 2000d

Locality: Altan Ula III, Nemegt Basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Field number 970727 AU-III SND: Leg.

Field number 970727 AU-III WTB 13:00: Metacarpals and leg bones.