Bayanzag "Flaming Cliffs" are located in the province of Ömnögobi ("South Gobi").
Their name means "rich in saxaul", an endangered Central Asian tree 2 to 9 m high, whose roots are precious to protect soil from erosion.
Significant paleontological discoveries have been made there, especially by American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews in 1920: fossilized dinosaur eggs and specimens of Velociraptor.
Their nickname of "Flaming Cliffs" is due to the orange-red rock the mountain is made of.
