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Tsagantegia
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Tsagantegia

Tsagantegia longicranialis

Era: CretaceousDiet: HerbivorousPeriod: Late Cretaceous

Tsagantegia (; meaning Tsagan Teg) is a genus of medium-sized ankylosaurid thyreophoran dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period. The genus is monotypic, including only the type species, T. longicranialis. The specimen consists of a very partial individual, comprising the skull and lacking postcranial remains