Genus: Temujinia GAO & NORELL, 2000
Etymology: Temujin, Mongolian name of the world conqueror Genghis Khan.
Species: ellisoni GAO & NORELL, 2000
Etymology: In honor of Mick Ellison, Principal Artist at the American Museum
of Natural History, who skillfully prepared the photographs and outline drawings
for this work.
Holotype: IGM 3/63 (MAE 121/93-93
Locality: Ukhaa Tolgod, northeastern Nemegt Basin, near the salt extraction settlement of Daus, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.
Horizon: Djadochta Formation or the Barun Goyot Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle – Upper Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material: Incomplete skull and mandibles.
Topotypes:
IGM 3/64-3/69 (MAE 145/94-40, 75/93-89, 235/93-130, 319/93-147, 39/93-90, MAE 94-37): Incomplete skulls with mandibles.
Referred material:
Locality: Tögrögiin Shiree (= Tugrugeen Shireh, Tugrikin-Shireh locality), Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.
Horizon: Djadochta Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Middle Campanian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.
Material:
IGM 3/70 (MAE 19/93-6): Fragmentary skull with mandibles.