Tarbosaurus was a member of the Tyrannosaurus family, a very close relative of Tyrannosaurus rex. It lived in Mongolia at the same time that the T. rex was terrorizing North America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tarbosaurus means \"alarming lizard\" in Greek, a large carnivorous theropod dinosaur from Central Asia. Tarbosaurus had a narrow skull, a thinner jaw, more serrated teeth, a wider gap, and a somewhat weaker bite force than the deadly T-rex. It had a unique locking mechanism in its jaws that made the theropod skull more rigid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tarbosaurus had the smallest arms of any large Tyrannosaurus relative to its body size. It had been an advantage to help a two-legged animal with a large head maintain its balance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study shows that the Tarbosaurus had been nocturnal and that the animal had non-overlapping scales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The largest known individuals were about 12 meters long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tarbosaurus bataar lived during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now southern Mongolia and China some 72-68 million years ago.
Tarbosaurus ate herbivorous Ankylosaurid Tarchia herbivorous dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia.
Tarbosaurus was a large dinosaur estimated to have grown about 40 feet long and weighed 6 tons.
Tarbosaurus means \"alarming lizard\".