Nessovbaatar


Nessovbaatar is a genus of extinct mammal from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia. It its living in the company of Central Asian dinosaurs. This animal was a member of the extinct order Multituberculata within the suborder Cimolodonta and family Sloanbaataridae.
The genus Nessovbaatar was named by Kielan-Jaworowska Z. and Hurum J.H. in 1997 in honour of Russian paleontologist Dr. Nesov. The only known species is Nessovbaatar multicostatus, fossils of which were found in the Upper Cretaceous Barun Goyot Formation of Mongolia.