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Tarbosaurus

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Tarbosaurus

CarnivoreLate CretaceousLarge Theropod

Pronunciation

Tar-bo-sore-us

Meaning

Terrifying lizard

Type

Large Theropod

Length

10 - 12 meters long

Period

Late Cretaceous

Years

74-70 million years ago

Location

Mongolia

Diet

Carnivore

About Tarbosaurus

Tarbosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period, about 70-65 million years ago. It is closely related to the North American tyrannosaurids, such as Tyrannosaurus and Albertosaurus. Tarbosaurus was a large, bipedal predator, with a short, powerful neck, and a large head equipped with sharp, serrated teeth. It likely preyed on other dinosaurs, including hadrosaurs, ceratopsians, and sauropods. Fossils of Tarbosaurus have been found in China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan. It was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous, measuring about 12-13 meters (40-43 feet) in length and weighing around 4-5 metric tons.

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