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Dinosaur Home  A-Z Dinosaurs List Tarbosaurus Dinosaur
Tarbosaurus
Tarbosaurus was a associate of the dinosaur family of tyrannosaurids,
which flourished during the Late Cretaceous. It is sometimes built-in
in the genus Tyrannosaurus.
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Although many specimens of this genus have been establishing, little
definite data is confirmed on the dinosaur as of 1986, though it was supposed
to share many characteristics with other tyrannosaurids. During studies
of the animal, the upper jaw proved attractive, as it possessed more than
20 extremely large, knife-shaped teeth. The skull in universal seems to
have many similarities with its North American cousin, Tyrannosaurus rex,
prompting many to put it in the Tyrannosaurus genus (the resulting designation
would then be Tyrannosaurus bataar). The close similarities have also
prompted some scientists to suggest a likely link between the North American
and Eurasian continents at that time, perhaps in the form of a land bridge.
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Only one species of Tarbosaurus, T. bataar, has been formally established.
Weight Not known, had lighter bones than Tyrannosaurus rex, thus probable
less than 7 short tons (6 metric tons)
Length diverse from 33 to 46 feet (10-14 meters)
Height diverse from 14 feet, 6 inches to 20 feet (4.5-6 meters)
Found Mongolia
Period Late Cretaceous
Family tyrannosaurids
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