Genus: Tarbosaurus MALEEV, 1955
Etymology: Greek, tarbos,“fear, terror, dread” and Greek, sauros, “lizard”: "Terrible lizard."
= Maleevosaurus PICKERING, 1984
= Maleevosaurus CARPENTER, 1992
Etymology: In honor of Maleev.
= Subgenus: Tyrannosaurus PAUL, 1988a (partim)
= Torbosaurus CAMP, ALLISON, NICHOLS & McGINNIS, 1968 (sic)

Species: efremovi MALEEV, 1955
Etymology: In honor of Efremov.

Holotype: PIN 551-2

Locality: Nemegt basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Skull with jaws and nearly complete skeleton.
Note: Stolen CHURE, 2000
Note: Paratype of Tarbosaurus bataar (HURUM & SABATH, 2003)

Left, Humerus, and Femur after Maleev, 1974.

Pelvis after Maleev, 1974.

Referred material:

PIN 551-3: Nearly complete skull and jaws.
Note: Stolen CHURE, 2000

PIN 551-4: Partial skeleton.

PIN 551-6: Incomplete scapulocoracoid.

PIN 551-91: Fragmentary snout.

PIN 552-1: Partial skeleton.

PIN 552-2: Incomplete skull and partial skeleton.

PIN 552-4: Partial skeletons.

PIN 553-2: Articulated vertebrae.

PIN 555-5: Partial skeleton.

GI no. SPS 100/59: Skull and nearly complete mounted skeleton.

Tokyo Natural Science Museum: Skull and nearly complete skeleton.

ZPAL No.'s?: Skulls and skeletons of 15 individuals including a juvenile.

HURUM & SABATH, 2003, ZPAL MgD-I/4: Skull.

Tarbosaurus efremovi (after HURUM & SABATH, 2003), ZPAL MgD-I/4

 

GRADZINSKI, KILEAN-JAWOROWSKA, Z AND MARYANSKA, T. 1977

Locality: Bayankhongor, Mongolia.

Horizon: White Beds of Khermeen Tsav.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Campanian or Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

Locality: Bayankhongor, Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegtskaya Svita, = Beds of Bungeen Tsav.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

MARYANASKA, 1977

Locality: Upper White beds of Khermeen Tsav, Mongolia.

Horizon: Contemporaneous with Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given.

 

MOLNAR, 1991

Locality:

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age:

Material:

AMNH 6794: Cast of a skull.

TSOGTBAATAR & CHINZORIG, 2010

Locality: Bugin Tsav West, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Field number: 060817 BgT-II Tarbo. MB. Pelvic and scattered ribs, metatarsus and digits of a juvenile.

WATABE, SUZUKI, TSOGTBAATAR, TSUBAMOTO & SANEYOSHI, 2010

Locality: Bugin Tsav, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Jacket no M-5-11: Fragmentary skull and skeleton.

Jacket J-3: Forelimb.

MATSUMOTO, HASIHIMOTO, SONODA, FUJIYAMA, MIFUNE, KAWAHARA & SANEYOSHI, 2010

Field number 950626 BgT Tarbo-C (HMNS 97-21-12): Femur and pelvis.

Field number 950625 BgT Tarbo Pj-8 (HMNS 97-21-46): Left femur.

Field number 950625 BgT Tarbo Pj-9 (HMNS 97-21-47): Left tibia, fibula, metatarsal, and phalanges.

Field number 950622 BgT Tarbo Pj-1 (HMNS 97-21-47): Right pes.

Field number 060812 BgT-N TBM Tarbo (HMNS 2006-04-001): Complete skeleton.

 

Locality: Bugin Tsav N. Mt, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Jacket no J-1:

 

ZHAO, 1975/DONG, 1979

Locality: Guandong, China.

Horizon: Nanxiong Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Upper Campanian – Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

= Gorgosaurus lancinator MALEEV, 1955
Etymology: Latin, lancinātor, “one that tears to pieces.”
= Deinodon lancinator (MALEEV, 1955) KUHN, 1965
= Aublysodon lancinator (MALEEV, 1955) CHARIG, 1967

Holotype: PIN 553-1

Locality: Nemegt basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Incomplete skull with jaws and postcranial fragments.

 

= Gorgosaurus novojilovi MALEEV, 1955
Etymology:
= Deinodon novojilovi (MALEEV, 1955) KUHN, 1965
= Aublysodon novojilovi (MALEEV, 1955) CHARIG, 1967
= Maleevosaurus novojilovi (MALEEV, 1955) PICKERING, 1984 (nomen nudum)
= Albertosaurus novojilovi (MALEEV, 1955) MADER & BRADLEY, 1989
= Maleevosaurus novojilovi (MALEEV, 1955) CARPENTER, 1992

Holotype: PIN 552-2

Locality: North Nemegt Valley, Nemegt basin, Ömnögov (South Gobi), Mongolia.

Horizon: Nemegt Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lower Maastrichtian Stage, Uppermost Senonian, Uppermost Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary skull and fragmentary skeleton.