Timurlengia euotica

† Timurlengia euotica is a Late Cretaceous tyrannosauroid from the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan, providing a key intermediate in tyrannosaur evolution. Its large cochlear region suggests advanced hearing capabilities evolved in tyrannosauroids before giant body size.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Timurlengia euotica 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

Timurlengia euotica 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.