Talarurus
Talarurus (/ˌtæləˈrʊərəs/ TAL-ə-ROOR-əs; meaning "Wicker tail") is an extinct genus of ankylosaur dinosaur. It lived about 90 million years ago during the Upper Cretaceous in what is now Mongolia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Ornithischia |
| Family: | Ankylosauridae |
| Subfamily: | Ankylosaurinae |
| Genus: | Talarurus |
| Species: | T. plicatospineus
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| Talarurus plicatospineus Maleev, 1952
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Talarurus was a hippopotamus-sized, heavily built, ground-dwelling, quadrupedal herbivore. It could grow up to about 6 m (19.7 ft) long. Like other ankylosaurs it had heavy armour and a club on its tail. Talarurus is one of the oldest known ankylosaurines from Asia and one of the better-known ankylosaurs from Mongolia.[1]
Talarurus Media
Fossil localities in Mongolia. Talarurus is mainly known from Baynshire and Bayshin Tsav localities.
Size compared to a 1.8 m tall human.
Diagram featuring the most complete skulls: A) MPC-D 100/1354, B) MPC-D 100/1355 and C) MPC-D 100/1356.
Comparison between the skull of Euoplocephalus and other North American ankylosaur taxa. Note the presence of Nodocephalosaurus, the closest relative of Talarurus.
Life restoration of a Talarurus being preyed by an Achillobator pack.
Talarurus compared to the Dinosauria from the Bayan Shireh Formation (Talarurus in light red, sixth from right).
