Dinosaurs of Russia: A review of the localities

Abstract

There are about 1000 valid species taxa of dinosaurs in the world, 85% of which were described after 1990. Twelve taxa originate from Russia, and ten of them were also established after 1990. Over the past 30 years, the number of publications dedicated to the dinosaurs of Russia has increased by 6.6 times. The first finds on the territory of our country date back to the 1890s; to date, 34 localities of bone remains of dinosaurs have already been discovered in various regions of the Russian Federation, and their number has more than doubled over the past 20 years. This article provides a brief overview of the localities from the oldest to the latest. This is the first part of the review; further, the taxa of dinosaurs known from remains found in Russia will be considered in detail.