Mongolians at Asian Dinosaurs Symposium

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mongolian scientists participated in International Symposium on Asian Dinosaurs in Japan’s Fukui prefecture on March 21-23. Mongolians -Dr R.Barsbold and Dr Kh.Tsogtbaatar both from Palaeontological Centre, The Mongolian Academy of Sciences- delivered presentations on ‘Mongolian Carnivore Dinosaurs Oviraptors’ and on ‘the Study of Primitive Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from Mongolia’ at the symposium. The International Symposium on Asian Dinosaurs, Fukui was organized by Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Asia Dinosaur Association, and the Dinosaur Research Institute, Fukui Prefectural University in commemoration of the establishment of Asia Dinosaur Association on July 12th, 2013. The symposium focused on dinosaurs and other Mesozoic biota in Asia. Through research presentations, it aimed to provide opportunities of discussions and interactions for those who are interested in dinosaurs and related paleoenvironments and paleoecology. The next edition of the symposium is planned to run in Thailand in 2015.