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Evgeny Aleksandrovich Maleev was a Soviet paleontologist whose work focused largely on fossil reptiles from Asia. As part of Soviet-Mongolian research in the Gobi Desert, he described the ankylosaur Talarurus and the tyrannosaur Tarbosaurus, and he named the family Therizinosauridae from enigmatic fossil material later recognized as belonging to theropod dinosaurs. His publications remain part of the taxonomic history of several Mongolian dinosaur groups.
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Which dinosaurs is Evgeny Maleev most associated with?
Maleev described the ankylosaur Talarurus and the tyrannosaur Tarbosaurus, and he named the theropod family Therizinosauridae. His work was largely based on fossil reptiles from Asia. [Evgeny Maleev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evgeny_Maleev)
What did Maleev do during the Soviet-Mongolian Gobi expeditions?
He took part in the 1948 Joint Soviet-Mongolian Paleontological Expedition in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Fossils collected there led to his description of Talarurus in 1952. [Maleev biography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evgeny_Maleev)
Why is Tarbosaurus connected to Maleev?
Maleev described major tyrannosaur material from Mongolia, including the species originally named Tyrannosaurus bataar and Tarbosaurus efremovi. The fossils came from the Late Cretaceous Nemegt Formation. [Tarbosaurus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarbosaurus)
What did Maleev initially think Therizinosaurus was?
When the huge claws were first studied, Maleev interpreted Therizinosaurus as a gigantic turtle-like reptile. Later research showed that it was a large theropod dinosaur, and Maleev's family name Therizinosauridae remained associated with the group. [Therizinosaurus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therizinosaurus)
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