ULAANBAATAR: A previously unknown species of ancient mammal that lived alongside dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period, about 90 million years ago, has been recorded for the first time in Mongolia.
This fast-moving, small-bodied animal has been named “Ravjaa ishii”. While fossils of this species have been found in parts of Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, this marks the first discovery of its kind in Mongolia. The fossil was unearthed in the Bayanshiree Mountains of Dornogovi province.
