Yao, Sullivan, Tan & Xu (2022), New ornithomimosaurian (Dinosauria: Theropoda) pelvis from the Upper Cretaceous Erlian (Iren Dabasu) Formation of Nei Mongol, North China, Cretaceous Research 137: 105234
doi.org
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VERIFY:geological_stage: stored=cenomanian suggested=turonian confidence=medium — Current work on the Iren Dabasu Formation correlates its vertebrate assemblage with the Turonian Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan, while invertebrate biostratigraphy points to an even younger Campanian–Maastrichtian age; a 2023 reappraisal of the formation's tyrannosauroids likewise treats it as Coniacian–Campanian. No current source supports a Cenomanian assignment.
Öppna källa ↗Yao, Sullivan, Tan & Xu (2022), New ornithomimosaurian (Dinosauria: Theropoda) pelvis from the Upper Cretaceous Erlian (Iren Dabasu) Formation of Nei Mongol, North China, Cretaceous Research 137: 105234
doi.org
Granskad: 2026-09-05
VERIFY:period_start_mya: stored=96 suggested=94 confidence=medium — A 96 Ma start places the type horizon in the mid-Cenomanian, older than any age currently supported for the Iren Dabasu Formation, whose faunal correlation indicates a Turonian (c. 93.9–89.8 Ma) or younger age; the stored end value of 92 Ma already falls inside that interval.
Öppna källa ↗A gigantic bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China
Nature
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Original description by Xu et al. (2007) erecting Gigantoraptor erlianensis and placing it within Oviraptorosauria (Caenagnathoidea) among maniraptoran coelurosaurian theropods.
Öppna källa ↗PBDB Taxon - Gigantoraptor erlianensis
Paleobiology Database
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Database taxon page listing the recorded occurrence of Gigantoraptor erlianensis in the Iren Dabasu Formation of Inner Mongolia, China, with its stratigraphic range.
Öppna källa ↗Stratigraphy and palaeoenvironment of the dinosaur-bearing Upper Cretaceous Iren Dabasu Formation, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
Cretaceous Research (Elsevier)
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Sedimentological study reconstructing the Iren Dabasu Formation as a humid, seasonal meandering-river lowland of channels, oxbow lakes and floodplains — the environment Gigantoraptor inhabited.
Öppna källa ↗Cranial muscle reconstructions quantify adaptation for high bite forces in Oviraptorosauria
Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio)
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Biomechanical analysis of oviraptorosaurian jaws and beaks used to infer feeding ecology, supporting an omnivorous to plant-dominated diet in caenagnathoids such as Gigantoraptor.
Öppna källa ↗A reappraisal of tyrannosauroid fossils from the Iren Dabasu Formation (Coniacian–Campanian), Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Taylor & Francis)
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Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Öppna källa ↗Gigantoraptor | Natural History Museum Dino Directory
Natural History Museum, London
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Museum overview page summarising the size, anatomy, age and geography of Gigantoraptor, used as the general reference for the sv, en, da and no description texts.
Öppna källa ↗Gigantoraptor | Natural History Museum Dino Directory
Natural History Museum, London
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Museum overview page summarising the size, anatomy, age and geography of Gigantoraptor, used as the general reference for the sv, en, da and no description texts.
Öppna källa ↗Gigantoraptor | Natural History Museum Dino Directory
Natural History Museum, London
Granskad: 2026-09-05
Museum overview page summarising the size, anatomy, age and geography of Gigantoraptor, used as the general reference for the sv, en, da and no description texts.
Öppna källa ↗Gigantoraptor | Natural History Museum Dino Directory
Natural History Museum, London
Granskad: 2026-09-05
Museum overview page summarising the size, anatomy, age and geography of Gigantoraptor, used as the general reference for the sv, en, da and no description texts.
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