Flaming Cliffs
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The Flaming Cliffs site, really Bayanzag (Mongolian: Баянзаг, rich in saxaul or Mongolian: Улаан Эрэг red cliffs), is a region of the Gobi Desert in the Ömnögovi Province of Mongolia, in which important fossil finds have been made. It was given this name by American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews, who visited in the 1920s. The area is most famous for yielding the first discovery of dinosaur eggs. Other finds in the area include specimens of Velociraptor.[1] The rock gives off a glowing orange colour, hence the nickname.[2][3]
[edit] See also
- Djadochta Formation
- List of dinosaur-bearing fossil sites (with link directory)
[edit] References
- ^ "Dinosaurs of the Flaming Cliffs". dinosaurcollector.150m.com. http://www.dinosaurcollector.150m.com/flamecliff.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ^ "Tour 7: Gobi Desert, Central Mongolia, and Khangai Mountains". allmongolia.com. http://www.allmongolia.com/en/program/tour-07.html. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
- ^ "Mongolia: Top attractions of the Gobi". toursmongolia.com. http://www.toursmongolia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=131. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
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Coordinates: 44°08′18.66″N 103°43′40.02″E / 44.1385167°N 103.7277833°E
