Tarchia: quick facts
Discovered in southern Mongolia, Tarchia is the largest and the geologically most recent of the Mongolian armored dinosaurs. These dinosaurs were distinguished by the large spikeson their sides and th
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Herbivore
Length
20 feet (6.1 meters)
Weight
5,700 pounds (2,586 kg)
Family
Ankylosauridae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.