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Bayanzag, Flaming Cliffs, Umnugov aimag in Mongolia, flaming cliffs formation.
THE REGIONS OF MONGOLIA
UMNUGOBI AIMAG
Flaming Cliffs (Bayanzag)
The Flaming Cliffs site also known as Bayanzag, (Mongolian: Баянзаг), with the alternative Mongolian name of Mongolian: Улаан Эрэг (red cliffs), is a
region of the Gobi Desert in the Omnogovi Province of Mongolia, in which important fossil finds have been made.
Bayanzag, 120km northwest of Dalanzadgad, earned its place in history as the first spot dinosaur remains were found in Asia by US paleontologists in 1921.
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 and eutherian mammals. It exposes rocks of the Djadochta Formation. It is illegal to
remove fossils from the area without appropriate permits.
It is called Bayanzag because it is rich in saxual trees (haloxylon ammodendron). Skeletons of protoceratops and tarbosaurus have been found here. With its huge
red cliffs, Bayanzag is a beautiful place with unusual land formations. The Americans dubbed these cliffs the “Flaming Cliffs” in 1921. Because it is such a
big tourist attraction, there are plenty of souvenirs for sale here. You can also hire camels to ride.
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