| Here I was, trying to decide whether or not introducing a Tarbosaurus was really a good idea, but, haha, I guess it doesn't matter now! It's all in your hands. |
Tarbosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid dinosaur in Jurassic World Evolution 2. Originating from Late Cretaceous Asia, Tarbosaurus is the second largest tyrannosaur after Tyrannosaurus itself. It is included in the Cretaceous Predator Pack.
History[]
Tarbosaurus was recreated by InGen for Jurassic World on Isla Nublar. At least one individual of the species remained alive on the island in the aftermath of the park's abandonment in 2015, and laid a clutch of eggs before it was encountered by the survivors of Camp Cretaceous; Jurassic World's resident summer camp.[1]
Characteristics[]
The Asian counterpart to Tyrannosaurus, Tarbosaurus is a highly efficient hunter. Despite having resemblances to its more infamous North American relative, (similar body build, similar head shape, etc.), Tarbosaurus is comparatively smaller, measuring approximately 11 meters in length, standing more than 4 meters tall at the hips, and weighing up to 5 metric tons. The second largest member of the tyrannosaur family and one of the largest known theropod dinosaurs, this terrifying and gargantuan apex predator has one of the most powerful jaws ever found in a dinosaur, as well as rows of large, sharp teeth. Its name translates to "Alarming Lizard". And like its more famous cousin, Tarbosaurus is a tyrannosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous period, and is native to Asia ā in fact, many dinosaur experts believe it not to be its own genus, but an Asian species of Tyrannosaurus itself.
Behavior[]
Paleontology[]
While its fossils were first unearthed in 1946 during a joint Soviet-Mongolian expedition to the Gobi Desert in the Ćmnƶgovi Province of the Nemegt Formation in Mongolia, the genus Tarbosaurus (from the Ancient Greek for "Terror" or "Alarming Lizard") was formally named nine years later in 1955 by Soviet paleontologist Evgeny Maleev. Research by scientists suggests that Tarbosaurus is very close to Tyrannosaurus, but there is argument on whether or not the two species are in the same genus, which if true the genus would be renamed to Tyrannosaurus bataar. Other than size, for which Tarbosaurus measured between 10.06 and 12.3 m (33 and 40 ft) in length, grew to stand between 3 and 4 m (9 and 13 ft) tall at the hips, and between 4 and 6 t (8,818 and 13,227 lb) in weight ā still making it one of the largest tyrannosaurs and theropod dinosaurs ā the main notable differences between them is that Tarbosaurus has a thinner jaw lined with 58 to 64 more heavily serrated teeth, smaller arms relative to its size, a wider gape, and somewhat weaker bite force than its North American cousin. These are due to Late Cretaceous Asia lacking large amounts of ceratopsians and ankylosaurs that Tyrannosaurus preyed on, and instead tooth marks show Tarbosaurus was optimized for hunting large hadrosaurs.
Paleoecology[]
Tarbosaurus lived in Southern Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous, 82ā66 million years ago, roaming the flood plains of east Asia in search of food. As the apex and largest predator in its ecosystem by far, Tarbosaurus was at the top of the food chain and shared its environment alongside several other species of dinosaurs, including titanosaur sauropod Nemegtosaurus, ankylosaurid Saichania, pachycephalosaur Prenocephale, large hadrosaurs such as Saurolophus, the small tyrannosaurid Alioramus, ornithomimosaurs (Gallimimus and Deinocheirus), and the gigantic Therizinosaurus.
Available genomes[]
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Gallery[]
References[]
- ā Lueras, L., Kreamer, S., Spielberg, S., Trevorrow, C., Marshall, F. (Executive Producers). (2020ā2022). Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous [TV series]. Universal Pictures; DreamWorks Animation Television.
External links[]
- Tarbosaurus on Wikipedia
