Tsagantegia

† Tsagantegia is a Late Cretaceous ankylosaurid from the Bayan Shireh Formation of Mongolia, bearing a characteristic broad flat skull with small horns. This Mongolian ankylosaur inhabited the same environment as various herbivorous and carnivorous dinosaurs.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Tsagantegia was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Tsagantegia lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.