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Tarbosaurus bataar

Taxonomy

Tyrannosaurus bataar was named by Maleev (1955). Its type specimen is PIN 551-1, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. It was considered monophyletic by Currie (2000).

It was recombined as Jenghizkhan bataar by Olshevsky (1995) and Olshevsky (2000); it was recombined as Tarbosaurus bataar by Rozhdestvensky (1965), Russell (1970), Kurzanov (1976), Rozhdestvensky (1977), Molnar (1978), Molnar (1980), Gauthier (1986), Molnar et al. (1990), Molnar (1991), Buffetaut (1992), Currie (1992), Currie (2000), Currie et al. (2003), Rauhut (2003), Currie et al. (2003), Currie (2003), Holtz (2004), Malkani (2006), Urban and Lamanna (2006), Averianov (2007), Saveliev and Alifanov (2007), Paulina Carabajal and Canale (2010) and Carr et al. (2011).

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Synonyms

Tarbosaurus efremovi was named by Maleev (1955). Its type specimen is PIN 551-3, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tyrannosaurus bataar by Rozhdestvensky (1965), Paul (1988), Carpenter (1992) and Holtz (2001); it was synonymized subjectively with Tarbosaurus bataar by Molnar et al. (1990), Molnar (1991), Currie (2000), Currie (2003) and Holtz (2004).
Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis was named by Dong (1977). Its type specimen is IVPP V4878, a partial skeleton, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Lianmuqin, Shanshan (IVPP), which is in a Campanian/Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Subashi Formation of China.

It was recombined as Aublysodon huoyanshanensis by Paul (1988); it was synonymized subjectively with Tarbosaurus bataar by Currie (2000), Currie (2003) and Holtz (2004).
Tyrannosaurus luanchuanensis was named by Dong (1979). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NIGP V.4733. Its type locality is Songping, Luanchuan (IVPP), which is in a Campanian terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Qiupa Formation of China.

It was recombined as Tarbosaurus luanchuanensis by Olshevsky (1992); it was recombined as Jenghizkhan luanchuanensis by Olshevsky (2000); it was synonymized subjectively with Tarbosaurus bataar by Holtz (2004); it was misspelled as Tyrannosaurus luanchuensis by Lü (2008) and Jiang et al. (2011).
Gorgosaurus lancinator was named by Maleev (1955). Its type specimen is PIN 553-1, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tyrannosaurus bataar by Rozhdestvensky (1965), Paul (1988), Carpenter (1992) and Holtz (2001); it was synonymized subjectively with Jenghizkhan bataar by Olshevsky (2000); it was synonymized subjectively with Tarbosaurus bataar by Molnar et al. (1990), Currie (2000), Currie (2003) and Holtz (2004).
Gorgosaurus novojilovi was named by Maleev (1955). Its type specimen is PIN 552-2, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Tyrannosaurus bataar by Rozhdestvensky (1965), Paul (1988), Carr (1999) and Holtz (2001); it was recombined as Tarbosaurus novojilovi by Currie (1992); it was recombined as Maleevosaurus novojilovi by Carpenter (1992) and Rauhut (2003); it was synonymized subjectively with Tarbosaurus bataar by Molnar (1978), Currie (2000), Currie (2003) and Holtz (2004).
Chingkankousaurus fragilis was named by Young (1958). Its type specimen is IVPP AS V836 and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is gully south of Chingkankou, Laiyang (field no. K7), which is in a Campanian terrestrial horizon in the Jingangkou Formation of China. It is the type species of Chingkankousaurus.

It was considered a nomen nudum by Dong (1992); it was synonymized subjectively with Tarbosaurus bataar by Holtz (2004).
Albertosaurus periculosus was named by Riabinin (1930). Its type specimen is PIN uncat..

It was considered a nomen nudum by Dong (1992); it was synonymized subjectively with Tarbosaurus bataar by Molnar et al. (1990) and Holtz (2004).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1930	Albertosaurus periculosus Riabinin
1931	Albertosaurus periculosus Stromer p. 9
1955	Gorgosaurus lancinator Maleev
1955	Gorgosaurus novojilovi Maleev
1955	Tyrannosaurus bataar Maleev
1955	Tarbosaurus efremovi Maleev p. 779
1958	Chingkankousaurus fragilis Young p. 101
1959	Albertosaurus periculosus Kobayashi p. 390
1965	Tarbosaurus bataar Rozhdestvensky
1970	Tarbosaurus bataar Russell p. 20
1970	Chingkankousaurus fragilis Steel p. 31
1970	Albertosaurus periculosus Steel p. 40
1970	Gorgosaurus lancinator Steel p. 41
1970	Gorgosaurus novojilovi Steel p. 41
1970	Tarbosaurus efremovi Steel p. 42
1970	Tyrannosaurus bataar Steel pp. 43-44
1970	Tarbosaurus efremovi Swinton p. 153
1970	Tyrannosaurus bataar Swinton p. 154
1976	Tarbosaurus bataar Kurzanov
1977	Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis Dong p. 59
1977	Tarbosaurus bataar Rozhdestvensky p. 112
1978	Tarbosaurus bataar Molnar p. 78
1979	Tyrannosaurus luanchuanensis Dong p. 345 figs. Pl. 3:3
1980	Chinkankousaurus fragilis Chao
1980	Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis Chao p. 97
1980	Tarbosaurus bataar Molnar p. 103
1980	Tarbosaurus efremovi Molnar p. 134 fig. 3
1983	Tarbosaurus efremovi Barsbold p. 96
1983	Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis Chen p. 141
1986	Tarbosaurus bataar Gauthier p. 9
1988	Aublysodon huoyanshanensis Paul p. 324
1988	Tyrannosaurus bataar Paul p. 340
1989	Tarbosaurus efremovi Mader and Bradley p. 49
1990	Chingkankousaurus fragilis Molnar et al. p. 190
1990	Tarbosaurus bataar Molnar et al. p. 190
1990	Tyrannosaurus luanchuanensis Molnar et al. p. 190
1991	Tarbosaurus bataar Molnar p. 166
1992	Tarbosaurus bataar Buffetaut p. 135 fig. 2
1992	Tyrannosaurus bataar Carpenter p. 254
1992	Maleevosaurus novojilovi Carpenter p. 256
1992	Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis Currie p. 242
1992	Tarbosaurus bataar Currie p. 246
1992	Tarbosaurus novojilovi Currie p. 246
1992	Tyrannosaurus luanchuanensis Currie p. 247
1992	Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis Dong p. 165
1992	Tarbosaurus luanchuanensis Olshevsky p. 138
1992	Shanshanosaurus houyanshanensis Shen and Mateer p. 66
1995	Jenghizkhan bataar Olshevsky
2000	Tarbosaurus bataar Currie p. 448
2000	Jenghizkhan bataar Olshevsky p. 152
2000	Tarbosaurus efremovi Olshevsky pp. 152-153
2000	Jenghizkhan luanchuanensis Olshevsky p. 154
2001	Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis Currie and Dong
2001	Tyrannosaurus bataar Holtz, Jr. pp. 70-71 fig. 7.2
2001	Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis Holtz, Jr. pp. 71-72
2003	Tarbosaurus bataar Currie p. 654
2003	Tarbosaurus bataar Currie et al. p. 3
2003	Tarbosaurus bataar Currie et al. p. 231
2003	Maleevosaurus novojilovi Rauhut p. 43
2003	Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis Rauhut p. 43
2003	Tarbosaurus bataar Rauhut p. 43
2004	Tarbosaurus bataar Holtz, Jr. p. 113
2005	Tyrannosaurus bataar Carr et al. p. 140 fig. 21
2006	Tarbosaurus bataar Malkani p. 8
2006	Tarbosaurus bataar Urban and Lamanna p. 234
2007	Tarbosaurus bataar Averianov p. 538
2007	Tarbosaurus bataar Saveliev and Alifanov p. 282
2008	Tyrannosaurus luanchuensis Lü p. 51
2010	Tarbosaurus bataar Paulina Carabajal and Canale p. 249
2011	Tarbosaurus bataar Carr et al.
2011	Tyrannosaurus luanchuanensis Jiang et al. p. 1150

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