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Tarchia (meaning "brainy one") is a
genus of
herbivorous ankylosaurid dinosaur from the late
Cretaceous of Mongolia. In 1970, a Polish-Mongolian expedition...
- supraorbital, as in
Tarchia, is lacking. The pyramid-shaped
squamosal horns on the rear
skull corners are broad, not
narrow as with
Tarchia.
These horns have...
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predator preying on
other large dinosaurs, like ankylosaurids, such as
Tarchia and Saichania, hadrosaurids, such as
Saurolophus and Barsboldia, and sauropods...
- of Mongolia.[citation needed]It has been
suggested to be a
synonym of
Tarchia but more
recent publications consider it as a
distinct genus. Minotaurasaurus...
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single skull from the
Barun Goyot Formation. It was
found to be
closest to
Tarchia in the
phylogenetic analysis within its description. In 2000,
Robert Gabbard...
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fossils were
found in Mongolia,
their names often use
Mongolian words, e.g.
Tarchia from tarkhi,
meaning "brain", or
Saichania meaning "beautiful one". Names...
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positioned along the
sides of the
thorax and tail, as seen in
specimens of
Tarchia,
Saichania and Scolosaurus. Type 5
osteoderms are
represented by a singular...
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Euoplocephalus was
exceeded in size only by Ankylosaurus, and
perhaps Tarchia and Cedarpelta.
Euoplocephalus was
about 5.3
metres (17 ft) long and weighed...
- was
described in
extensive detail along with a very
complete skull of
Tarchia by Paulina-Carabajal et al. 2017. They
noted that
ankylosaurids had well-developed...
- The
osteoderms of the
cranium are
similar to
those seen on
Saichania and
Tarchia in
their arrangement and morphology. The
skull roof
preserves frontonasal...
