Uzbekbaatar Explained

Uzbekbaatar is a genus of extinct mammal from the Upper Cretaceous of Uzbekistan. It was a member of the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta, though its further affinities are unclear. The genus was named by Kielan-Jaworowska Z. and Nesov L.A. in 1992 and means "Uzbek hero".

The one species named by Kielan-Jaworowska and Nesov is Uzbekbaatar kizylkumensis, found in the Upper Cretaceous strata of Uzbekistan. A second species was also apparently described by Averianov in 1999.

Further reading

• Kielan-Jaworowska and Nesov (1992), "Multituberculate mammals from the Cretaceous of Uzbekistan", Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 37, p. 1-17.
• Kielan-Jaworowska, Z. & Hurum, J.H. (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of multituberculate mammals", Paleontology 44, p. 389-429.
• Much of this information has been derived from https://web.archive.org/web/20030625015751/http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/cimolod.htm: Mesozoic Mammals: "basal" Cimolodonta, Cimolomyidae, Boffiidae and Kogaionidae, an Internet directory.