Genus: Saichangurvel CONRAD & NORELL, 2007
Etymology: Mongolian, saichan-, "beautiful" and Mongolian, gurvel, "lizard."
Species: davidsonae emend CONRAD & NORELL, 2007
= Saichangurvel
davidsoni CONRAD & NORELL, 2007
Etymology: In honor of Amy Davidson, who collected and prepared the specimen;
Davidson's beautiful lizard.
Note: The authors incorrectly used the wrong
ending. They named it after a female preparator, Amy Davidson, and the
ending should actually be -ae not -i.
Holotype: IGM 3/858
Locality: Ukhaa Tolgod, Nemegt Basin, Ukhaa Tolgod, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.
Horizon: Djadochta Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Nearly complete skull and skeleton.