Cretaceous
Nomingia
Nomingia gobiensis
The catalogue presents Nomingia as a omnivore member of Caenagnathidae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 70.0–68.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 1.7 m in length and 20 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Bugin Tsav, Mongolia. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Nomingia, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Barsbold et al. (2000).
The PBDB places it in Caenagnathinae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Caenagnathidae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Caenagnathidae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range is the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 1 occurrence, with material from the Nemegt Formation (1). Provenance: Mongolia.
The catalogue records the holotype as GIN 100/119 and the type locality as “Bugin Tsav, Mongolia”.
- GIN 100/119
- Bugin Tsav, Mongolia
The catalogue's reference measurements are 1.7 m in length and 20 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 1.7 m
- 20 kg
The record gathers 19 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 1.7 m
- Weight
- 20 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 70.0–68.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 2000
- Described by
- Rinchen Barsbold et al.
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Caenagnathidae
- Genus
- Nomingia
- Species
- N. gobiensis
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- GIN 100/119
- Type locality
- Bugin Tsav, Mongolia