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  "data_as_of": "2026-10-11",
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      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
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      "sources": []
    },
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      "synthesis": false,
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          "source": "pbdb",
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        100.5,
        66.0,
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        "Maastrichtian"
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      "synthesis": false,
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
      ]
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      "value": [
        83.6,
        66.0
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      "rule": "Omnisaura synthesis: span of confirmed PBDB records",
      "rule_id": "merge:omnisaura_synthesis_confirmed_occurrences",
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        "UZ"
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      "rule": "Union of all sources (ISO 3166)",
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        },
        {
          "source": "nhm",
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        }
      ]
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        "Bayan Mandahu",
        "Djadokhta",
        "Khodzhakul",
        "Lance Formation",
        "Nemegt"
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      "rule": "Canonical names, automatic and editor-approved matches applied",
      "rule_id": "merge:canonical_formations",
      "synthesis": false,
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        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        },
        {
          "source": "nhm",
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        }
      ]
    },
    "diet": {
      "value": "carnivore, omnivore",
      "rule": "PBDB, inferred from a group the genus belongs to",
      "rule_id": "merge:inferred_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
          "license": "CC-BY-4.0"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "value": "ground dwelling",
      "rule": "PBDB, inferred from a group the genus belongs to",
      "rule_id": "merge:inferred_pbdb",
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": [
        {
          "source": "pbdb",
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        }
      ]
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      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
    },
    "named_after": {
      "value": null,
      "rule": null,
      "rule_id": null,
      "synthesis": false,
      "sources": []
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    "name": {
      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata identify the same genus."
      ]
    },
    "authority": {
      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and Wikidata agree."
      ]
    },
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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      "source": "PBDB"
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      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it."
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      "source": "PBDB"
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    "headline": {
      "level": "high",
      "basis": "corroborated",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB and NHM agree."
      ]
    },
    "evidence": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "synthesis",
      "reasons": [
        "Omnisaura's calculation from 3 confirmed PBDB records.",
        "1 record(s) identified only to genus, dated well outside the species-level records, were set aside as doubtful."
      ]
    },
    "diet": {
      "level": "medium",
      "basis": "single_source",
      "reasons": [
        "Only PBDB gives this, and it infers it for the whole of Troodontidae, the group this genus belongs to, not from this genus's own fossils."
      ],
      "source": "PBDB"
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    "life_habit": {
      "level": "low",
      "basis": "thin",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB infers this way of life for the whole of Troodontidae; behaviour is rarely known for one genus."
      ]
    },
    "countries": {
      "level": "mixed",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "Entries differ; see each entry."
      ],
      "items": [
        {
          "value": "CN",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "MN",
          "level": "medium",
          "basis": "single_source",
          "reasons": [
            "Only PBDB records it (2 records)."
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          "source": "PBDB"
        },
        {
          "value": "US",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "disputed",
          "reasons": [
            "NHM records it here but PBDB has no record in this country; awaiting an editor."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "UZ",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        }
      ]
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      "level": "low",
      "basis": "items",
      "reasons": [
        "See each entry."
      ],
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        {
          "value": "Bayan Mandahu",
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          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Djadokhta",
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          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
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        },
        {
          "value": "Khodzhakul",
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          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
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        },
        {
          "value": "Lance Formation",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "disputed",
          "reasons": [
            "Only NHM gives this name and it matches no PBDB formation; awaiting an editor."
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        },
        {
          "value": "Nemegt",
          "level": "low",
          "basis": "thin",
          "reasons": [
            "Only one PBDB record."
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        }
      ]
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      {
        "field": "type_species",
        "label": "Type species",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "order",
        "label": "Order",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
      {
        "field": "common_names",
        "label": "Common names",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      },
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        "field": "named_after",
        "label": "Named after",
        "note": "No source we use gives this yet."
      }
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        "field": "parent_name",
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      {
        "field": "family",
        "label": "Family",
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        ]
      }
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        "records": "occurrences",
        "status": "tentative",
        "count": 4,
        "reason": "PBDB fossil records identified only tentatively (for example 'cf.', '?', or the genus name in quotation marks, PBDB's mark for a loose use)"
      }
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    "levels": {
      "high": "Two independent sources agree, or an editor has ruled.",
      "medium": "One source; nothing contradicts it.",
      "low": "Sources disagree and no editor has ruled yet, or too few records."
    },
    "by": "Omnisaura",
    "license_id": "OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL"
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        "title": "File:Saurornithoides mongoliensis.jpg",
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  },
  "credits_markdown": "## Saurornithoides: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Omnisaura editorial**: [Omnisaura editorial content (© Future Sailors, all rights reserved)](https://github.com/FutureSailorDesign/Omnisaura-/blob/main/docs/licences/omnisaura-editorial.md). Omnisaura editorial decisions © Future Sailors\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 10 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n- **Natural History Museum Data Portal** (https://data.nhm.ac.uk): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Natural History Museum (London) Data Portal, Collection specimens dataset, https://doi.org/10.5519/0002965. Image licenses vary per record. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n- **Wikidata** (https://www.wikidata.org): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0. Retrieved 11 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\nAges for 1 specimen(s) were derived from their stage names using the ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart v2024/12 (International Commission on Stratigraphy), via the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).\n\n### Images (3)\n- “File:Saurornithoides mongoliensis.jpg” (Taxon image): Ryan Somma (Saurornithoides mongoliensis Uploaded by FunkMonk), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saurornithoides_mongoliensis.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “File:Saurornithoides restoration.png” (Taxon image): Audrey.m.horn (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saurornithoides_restoration.png). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “NHM-UK_P_DF118_03_24_0193” (specimen PV R 8403): The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London; via NHM Data Portal (https://data.nhm.ac.uk/media/0b7f7c7f-9e7f-4321-b015-cac1f1d4d8d6). [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n84 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n",
  "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.",
  "fossil_basis": "body",
  "identifiers": [
    {
      "scheme": "pbdb",
      "name": "Paleobiology Database",
      "id": "38573",
      "url": "https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=38573"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "enwiki",
      "name": "Wikipedia (English)",
      "id": "Saurornithoides",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurornithoides"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "gbif",
      "name": "GBIF",
      "id": "5428859",
      "url": "https://www.gbif.org/species/5428859"
    },
    {
      "scheme": "wikidata",
      "name": "Wikidata",
      "id": "Q131703",
      "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131703"
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  ],
  "other_names": {
    "species": [
      "Saurornithoides mongoliensis"
    ],
    "synonyms": []
  },
  "original_description": {
    "citation": "H. F. Osborn (1924). Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 144: 1–12.",
    "authors": "H. F. Osborn",
    "year": 1924,
    "title": "Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia",
    "publication": "American Museum Novitates",
    "volume": "144",
    "issue": null,
    "pages": "1–12",
    "doi": null,
    "url": null,
    "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.",
    "confidence": {
      "level": "high",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB gives this publication for the name; its author and year match the naming authority (Osborn 1924), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree."
      ]
    },
    "source": "pbdb",
    "source_name": "Paleobiology Database",
    "license_id": "CC-BY-4.0",
    "pbdb_reference_no": "13096"
  },
  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Saurornithoides, Osborn 1924\n\n- Named by: Osborn 1924 (high confidence: PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n- Family: Troodontidae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Saurornithoidini (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Cenomanian to Maastrichtian, 100.5–66 million years ago (high confidence: PBDB and NHM agree).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 83.6–66 million years ago (medium confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from 3 confirmed PBDB records).\n- Fossils found in: Mongolia (medium: only PBDB records it (2 records)); China (low: only one PBDB record); United States (low: NHM records it here but PBDB has no record in this country; awaiting an editor); Uzbekistan (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Rock formations: Bayan Mandahu (low: only one PBDB record); Djadokhta (low: only one PBDB record); Khodzhakul (low: only one PBDB record); Lance Formation (low: only NHM gives this name and it matches no PBDB formation; awaiting an editor); Nemegt (low: only one PBDB record).\n- Original description: H. F. Osborn (1924). Three new Theropoda, Protoceratops zone, central Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 144: 1–12. (high confidence: PBDB gives this publication for the name; its author and year match the naming authority (Osborn 1924), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n- Diet, inferred by PBDB for the group: carnivore, omnivore (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this, and it infers it for the whole of Troodontidae, the group this genus belongs to, not from this genus's own fossils).\n- Way of life, inferred by PBDB for the group: ground dwelling (low confidence: PBDB infers this way of life for the whole of Troodontidae; behaviour is rarely known for one genus).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Formations: sources disagree (NHM says Lance Formation). Awaiting an Omnisaura editor.\n- Countries: sources disagree (PBDB says CN, MN, UZ; NHM says United States). Awaiting an Omnisaura editor.\n- Type species: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Order: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Common names: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Named after: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- 4 record(s) left out: pBDB fossil records identified only tentatively (for example 'cf.', '?', or the genus name in quotation marks, PBDB's mark for a loose use).\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: size, weight, appearance, or behaviour beyond the way of life PBDB infers for the group. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Natural History Museum Data Portal (CC0-1.0); Omnisaura editorial (OMNISAURA-EDITORIAL); Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)."
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