Links between tectonics and regional climate have been extensively studied in Asia.
However, despite decades of research, the relative roles of tectonics and global climate in …

We review the morphology, taxonomy, and phylogenetic relationships of the upper
Cretaceous Mongolian troodontid Saurornithoides. Saurornithoides mongoliensis is known …

Maelestes gobiensis, is the second new eutherian mammal to be named from the rich
Mongolian Late Cretaceous locality of Ukhaa Tolgod, Ukhaatherium nessovi, being the first …

The oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur clade Caenagnathidae has long been enigmatic
due to the incomplete nature of nearly all described fossils. Here we describe Anzu wyliei …

A new troodontid dinosaur, Hypnovenator matsubaraetoheorum gen. et sp. nov., is
described based on an articulated postcranial skeleton recovered from the fluvial deposits of …

The monophyly of Oviraptoridae, a group of theropod dinosaurs, which share a uniquely
bizarre morphology, has never been called into question due in large part to their unusual …

The crocodyliform Shamosuchus is known from numerous Late Cretaceous localities in
southern and eastern Mongolia and fragmentary remains from Uzbekistan. Seven species of …

We describe a new specimen of the fossil crocodyliform taxon Shamosuchus djadochtaensis
from the Late Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation. The new specimen consists of an almost …

Birds stand out from other egg-laying amniotes by producing relatively small numbers of
large eggs with very short incubation periods (average 11–85 d). This aspect promotes high …

This chapter will cover clade definitions, the relationships within clades as well as the
occasional controversial relationships between different clades. Phylogenies arising from a …