Borogovia

Field photograph to come

DV-0319Nemegt Fm., Mongolia

Borogovia

DV-0319

Lived
72 to 66 million years ago, Late Cretaceous
Diet
Omnivore
Length
about 1.5 m (5 ft)
Group
Theropods, Troodontidae
Found in
Mongolia
Named by
Osmolska 1987

Field notes

About Borogovia

Borogovia was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous, 72 to 66 million years ago. It belongs to the family Troodontidae.

The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Borogovia, from Mongolia. Its fossils come from the Nemegt Formation. It was named by Osmolska in 1987.

The evidence

Where its fossils were found

Today

1 find

70 million years ago

Map: C. R. Scotese, PALEOMAP

To scale

How big was Borogovia?

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Borogovia: about 1.5 m (5 ft) · Person: 1.8 m (6 ft)Silhouette: typical theropod shape

Lived alongside

Found in the same rock formations.

Close relatives

Other members of Troodontidae.

Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: H. Osmolska. 1987. Borogovia gracilicrus gen. et sp. n., a new troodontid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 32(1-2):133-150