Tarbosaurus (redirected from Maleevosaurus)

Tarbosaurus 

a genus of extinct giant dinosaurs of the super-family Carnosauria. Tarbosaurus, a terrestrial predator, was more than 10 m long and about 3.5 m tall when standing erect. The skull was massive and enormous—more than 1 m long. The teeth were powerful and dagger-like, suited for attacking very large animals, chiefly herbivorous dinosaurs. The forelegs were reduced and had only two complete toes; the hind legs were well developed and together with the powerful tail formed a support for the body. Tarbosaurus skeletons have been found in Upper Cretaceous deposits of the southern Gobi Desert in the Mongolian People’s Republic.

REFERENCE

Maleev, E. A. “Gigantskie karnozavry semeistva Tyrannosauridae.” In Fauna i biostratigrafiia mezozoia i kainozoia Mongolii. Moscow, 1974. Pages 132–91.