ped ition ▁conducted ▁on ▁the ▁G obi ▁Des ert ▁of ▁Mong olia . ▁The ▁expedition ▁ended ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁Tal ar urus , ▁and ▁later ▁described ▁by ▁him ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁When ▁first ▁described , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁cla ws , ▁Male ev ▁interpreted ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁Ther izin osa urus ▁as ▁belonging ▁to ▁a ▁gig antic ▁t urt le - like ▁re pt ile , ▁also ▁he ▁named ▁the ▁family ▁Ther izin osa ur idae . ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁debate , ▁the ▁en ig m atic ▁foss ils ▁were ▁later ▁confirmed ▁to ▁belong ▁to ▁a ▁giant ▁ther op od ▁din osa ur . ▁ ▁At ▁some ▁point , ▁Male ev ▁analyz ed ▁Tar b osa urus ▁bra ins ▁by ▁cutting ▁open ▁the ▁foss il ized ▁bra inc ases ▁with ▁a ▁diam ond ▁saw . ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁ris ky ▁methods ▁used ▁by ▁Male ev , ▁modern ▁research ers ▁use ▁computer ▁tom ography ▁sc ans ▁ ▁and ▁ 3 D ▁reconst ruction ▁software ▁( CT ▁sc ans ) ▁to ▁visual ize ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁din osa ur ▁end oc ran ia , ▁thus ▁elimin ating ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁damage ▁valuable ▁spec im ens . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁H als z ka ▁O sm ól ska ▁ ▁Kenneth ▁Car p enter ▁ ▁Ter esa ▁Mary a ńska ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : S ov iet ▁pale ont olog ists ▁Category : 1 9 1 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 6