Tengrisaurus starkovi

† Tengrisaurus starkovi is an Early Cretaceous titanosaur from the Ilek Formation of Transbaikalia, Russia. One of the few Cretaceous sauropods known from Siberia, it demonstrates that titanosaurs ranged far into high-latitude Asian environments.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Tengrisaurus starkovi was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Tengrisaurus starkovi lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145.0 to 100.5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.