Name: Tarbosaurus Location: China, Mongolia Period: Late Cretaceous Lifestyle: Carnivore/hunter, scavenger Length: 12m Height: 2.5 - 3m Weight: 2.5 - 3 tonnes. •this Tyrannosaurid lived 70 million years ago in the late Cretaceous Period, It was first discovered in the 1940s in the Gobi Desert. Three skeletons were found on the expedition, since then there have been almost as many Tarbosaurus skeletons as Tyrannosaurus Rex skeletons found. •it is one of the largest Asian predators discovered so far, a close cousin of Tyrannosaurus Rex. •Tarbosaurus is very similar to Tyrannosaurus Rex, but less heavily built. It has a larger head with a shallower snout, lower jaw and slightly smaller banana-shaped teeth.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 02:58:38 +0000
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