CretaceousCarnivoreLarge
Tarbosaurus
TAR-bo-SORE-us
"alarmed lizard"
Overview
A large tyrannosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of Asia, the close Asian relative of Tyrannosaurus.
Vital Statistics
Length
10 m
Height
3.2 m
Weight
5 t
Est. Speed
30 km/h
Discovered
1955
Named by
Evgeny Maleev
Countries Discovered
MongoliaChina
Interesting Facts
The Asian counterpart of Tyrannosaurus
Had a slightly narrower snout than T. rex
A top predator of the Nemegt Formation
Closest Relatives
TyrannosaurusDaspletosaurusAlioramusZhuchengtyrannus