Dinosaur
Tarbosaurus
Its arms were tiny even compared to those of other tyrannosaurids.
The abundance of Tarbosaurus fossils allows us to ask questions that an isolated fragment would hardly answer.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Tarbosaurus at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Tyrannosauridae
- Tyrannosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Mongolia, China
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Tarbosaurus
The numerous preserved specimens include skulls and complete skeletons. This material allows us to investigate the mechanics of its head and its relationships with other tyrannosaurids.
Its arms were tiny even compared to those of other tyrannosaurids. Comparing skulls and complete skeletons helps study how the head worked and what traits it shared with other tyrannosaurids. Its proportions also show differences within that family.
Tyrannosaurids were large theropods with robust skulls. The family contains several distinct genera: not every large meat-eating dinosaur was a tyrannosaur.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Tarbosaurus bataar
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- Tarbosaurus
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- Tyrannosauridae
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