Beg

Beg.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Beg ‭(‬named after the deity Beg-tse‭)‬.

Phonetic

Beg.

Named By

Congyu Yu,‭ ‬Albert Prieto-Marquez,‭ ‬Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig,‭ ‬Zorigt Badamkhatan‭ & ‬Mark Norell‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosaur,‭ ‬Ornithischia,‭ ‬Ceratopsia,‭ ‬Neoceratopsia.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

B.‭ ‬tse‭

Size

Holotype skull about‭ ‬14‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Mongolia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Ulaanoosh Formation.

Time Period

‭L‬ate‭ (‬Cenomanian‭?) ‬of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       The dinosaur Beg is a genus of ceratopsian dinosaur that lived in Asia during the late Cretaceous.‭ ‬The full type species combination of this dinosaur is Beg tse,‭ ‬and is derived from the‭ ‬himalayan deity Beg-tse,‭ ‬an ancient god of war usually depicted with a ferocious face.

Further reading

-‭ ‬A neoceratopsian dinosaur from the early Cretaceous of Mongolia and the early evolution of ceratopsia.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Communications Biology.‭ ‬3‭ (‬1‭)‬:‭ ‬1‭–‬8.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Congyu Yu,‭ ‬Albert Prieto-Marquez,‭ ‬Tsogtbaatar Chinzorig,‭ ‬Zorigt Badamkhatan‭ & ‬Mark Norell‭ ‬-‭ ‬2020.

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