Nomingia

Name: Nomingia

Pronounced: No-min-ge-ah

Meaning: Nomingia Region

Type: Small Theropod

Length: 1.6 meters long

Diet: Omnivore

Period: Late Cretaceous

Years: 72-68 million years ago

Location: Mongolia

Description: Nomingia is a genus of small, feathered dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 70-66 million years ago. It is known from a single specimen that was found in Mongolia in the Gobi Desert. The specimen is incomplete, but it consists of a partial skull, a few vertebrae, and some limb bones. Nomingia is classified as a oviraptorosaur, a group of small to medium-sized, bird-like dinosaurs that are known for their short, beaked skulls and distinctive crests on their heads. Oviraptorosaurs were probably omnivorous and may have used their beaked jaws to crush and grind a variety of food items, including plants, insects, and small vertebrates. Nomingia is thought to have been a relatively fast runner and may have been capable of flight, although this is still a matter of debate among paleontologists.

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