Just before the press conference within a crowd of those many busy people (Nakasato staff, journalists, broadcast crews, etc.), I was informed that the dinosaur I found at that time was a new species. It was a big surprise for me to hear the news, however, my amazement was soon interrupted by the press release.

The press release was held at where 'The Special Exhibition of Mongolian Dinosaur Fossils' had been held. I hurried there to be one of the audience. The press release started with Dr. Barsbold's announcement of new naming for Gallimimus sp. (G. mongoliensis) which was displayed in front of us. He explained how it was found to be a new species and some characteristics which discriminate itself from G. bullatus.
The announcement was then followed by another one regarding a new dinosaur which had not been displayed in Nakasato. The latter one sounded to me somewhat urgent, and I heard that it was the first announcement in the world. " The announcement was, to my biggest surprise, about the fossil I found! The new dinosaur I found was also an ostrich-mimic, but the explanation started with "It was totally a new genius". Dr. Barsbold mentioned and followed by "This is far more important finding than the forementioned finding (about G. mongoliensis)."
The followings are the points of the announcement:

• The animal lived in early Cretaceous, same as Harpymimus did, and it is likely to had been existing with Harpymimus in parallel in a evolutional sense.
• The fossil shared many characteristics with that of Harpymimus, so it was recognized as Harpymimus at the beginning of the cleaning. (Someone told me that the finding was world's second specimen of Harpymimus, although it seemed somewhat smaller.)
• Pelvis, hindlimbs and forearms are apparently different from Harpymimus.
• Most striking feature is that this animal is tetradactyl, which means this dino retained first digit (toe) which was lost in most of the ostrich-mimics. Only Garudimimus is known as a tetradactyl, which is considered to be a later animal than this one.
• Unfortunately, there were no skulls.
  

Dr. Barsbold stressed that it was a very important discovery, although there were some missing bones.

Actually, I had a chance to hear the news on that fossil after I got back. I've never imagined that the finding was such a great discovery, since I thought the remain I found might be a mere incomplete Harpymimus. Therefore, it really was a big surprise for me. Boy! I found a NEW DINOSAUR!

It was also really impressive for me that paleontologists could identify whether it is a known dino or not with just a few bones without a skull. I felt myself a bit silly for simply thinking that a skull-less remain should be less valuable. Mongolian researchers are working hard to thoroughly investigate the specimen, but there should be a lot of things to do.
For example, they should arrange the fossil with documents, and describe. Besides, a lot of plaster-jacketed fossils have been piled up in the backyard of their laboratory in Uraanbataar waiting to be cleaned and investigated.
Therefore, Mongolian researchers cannot be involved...
So, we have to wait for a while to see more evidences which help to recognize this dinosaur as a new genus.
The dinosaur has no name yet, but Dr. Barsbold seems to have an idea to put some bird name in it. The bird may be a crane, which may give a name with a meaning of 'crane-mimic'.. As there has been naming of birds which appear in myth, such as "Garuda", or "Harpie", in my two cents, Chinese(?) phonics, 'Hou-oh' may be a sound candidate for the name.

By the way, I received a testimonial from Dr. Barsbold during this press release. I was surprised and happy to know that my finding was really a contributive.
Mr. discovery was reported on TV in that evening. Although the fossil I found was a very important one, I didn't think I should be praised much, so I felt ashamed.

->4. New Dinosaur's Name? 04/29/1997