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Dinosaur: Tarchia teresae
| Length*: | 5.2 m | 17.1 ft |
| Weight*: | 1.3 t | 2,866 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Penkalski & Tumanova
Year: 2016
Distribution
Area: Asia
Country: Mongolia
Region: Ömnögovi
Formation: Nemegt
Locations
Sources
Material: Skull, mandibles and postcranial material, referred vertebrae and tail club.
References: Penkalski, P., & Tumanova, T. (2016). The cranial morphology and taxonomic status of Tarchia (Dinosauria: Ankylosauridae) from the Upper Cretaceous of Mongolia.
