Genus: Sinornithomimus KOBAYASHI & LU, 2003
Etymology: Latin, sinae, refers to occurrence in China; Greek, ornithos, ‘bird’,
and Greek, mimus, ‘mimic’.
Species: dongi KOBAYASHI & LU, 2003
Etymology: In honor of Professor Zhi-Ming Dong, who discovered these skeletons
and made great contributions to the Mongol Highland Internatinoal Dinosaur
Project.
= Genus Nova KOBAYASHI, LU, DONG, BARSBOLD, AZUMA & TOMIDA, 1999, KOBAYASHI,
LU, AZUMA, DONG, & BARSBOLD, 2001
Holotype: IVPP-V11797
Locality: Near Ulan Suhai, Alashanzuo Banner, 41°17’10”N, 103°52’38”W, Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol), China.
Horizon: Ulansuhai Formation.
Biostratigraphy:
Age: Cenomanian stage?, Upper Gallic subepoch, Lowest Gulf Epoch, Late Early to Early Middle Cretaceous.
Material: A nearly complete skeleton of a subadult.
Note: Found with gastroliths.
Breakdown as follows;
IVPP-V1197-10: Skull and cervicals of an adult.
IVPP-V1197-11: Skull and skeleton.
IVPP-V1197-12: Skull and fragmentary skeleton.
IVPP-V1197-13: Skull and skeleton of juveniles.
IVPP-V1197-14: Skull and skeleton of juvenile.
IVPP-V1197-15: Fragmentary skeleton of a juvenile.