Tarbosaurus bataar

† Tarbosaurus bataar is the type species of Tarbosaurus, a massive carnivore from the Cretaceous of Mongolia and China. Despite its resemblance to T. rex, cladistic analysis confirms it as a distinct Asian tyrannosaurid lineage.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Tarbosaurus bataar was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Tarbosaurus bataar lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.