Tarascosaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Europe. Its fossils have been found in places such as Drôme (France).
Quick facts about Tarascosaurus:
- Existed from 83.5 million years ago to 66 million years ago
- Lived in a escarpment
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 2 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Tarascosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- E. Buffetaut and P. Mechin. 1988. Un dinosaure théropode d'affinités gondwaniennes dans le Crétacé supérieur de Provence [A theropod dinosaur of Gondwanan affinities in the Upper Cretaceous of Provence]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences à Paris, Série II 306:153-158
- J. Le Loeuff and E. Buffetaut. 1991. Tarascosaurus salluvicus nov. gen., nov. sp., dinosaure théropode du Crétacé supérieur du sud de la France [Tarascosaurus salluvicus nov. gen., nov. sp., a theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of southern France]. Géobios 25(5):585-594
