Tarchia

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Tarchia was a herbivore (plant-eater) that lived about 70 million years ago

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• Ankylosaurs
  
  
• Asian Dinosaurs - Tarchia lived in Mongolia.
  
  
• Cretaceous Period - Tarchia lived about 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period
  
  
• Dinosaur Names
  
  
• Dinosaur Types
  
  
• Ornithischian Dinosaurs
  
  
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Tarchia Facts

1. Tarchia was a genus of dinosaur.
   
   
2. "Tarchia" means "brain" (it was named for its relatively large skull compared to other Ankylosaurids).
   
   
3. Tarchia was a member of the Ornithischia ("bird-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Tarchia was not closely related to birds, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
   
   
4. Tarchia lived about 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
   
   
5. Tarchia lived in Mongolia.
   
   
6. Tarchia was a herbivore (plant-eater).
   
   
7. Tarchia was about 26 to 28 feet (8 to 8.5 meters) long.
   
   
8. Tarchia weighed about 4.5 tons.

Tarchia Pictures and Posters

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Fondaco Dei Turchi on the Grand Canal, Venice, Now the Museum of Natural History 24" X 18" Giclee Print	She is Abducted by Hades (Aka Pluto or Dis) Who Takes Her to His Home in the Infernal Regions 24" X 18" Giclee Print Artist: A. Turchi.	The Liberation of St. Peter 9" X 12" Giclee Print Artist: Alessandro Turchi.
The Death of Anthony and Cleopatra, 1630-35 24" X 18" Giclee Print Artist: Alessandro Turchi.

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