Nanotyrannus
Nanotyrannus (meaning "dwarf tyrant") is a doubtful genus of tyrannosaurid dinosaur. They may be a juveniles of Tyrannosaurus or a similar genus. The issue is not yet decided.[1]
Nanotyrannus | |
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Holotype skull | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Clade: | Dinosauria |
Clade: | Saurischia |
Clade: | Theropoda |
Family: | †Tyrannosauridae |
Subfamily: | †Tyrannosaurinae |
Genus: | †Nanotyrannus Bakker, Currie & Williams, 1988 |
Species: | †N. lancensis |
Binomial name | |
Nanotyrannus lancensis Gilmore, 1946 | |
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Only two or three specimens are known. They are from the end of the Upper Cretaceous, 67 million years ago.
References
- Tsuihiji, T.; Watabe, M.; Tsogtbaatar, K.; Tsubamoto, T.; Barsbold, R.; Suzuki, S.; Lee, A.H.; Ridgely, R.C.; Kawahara, Y.; Witmer, L.M. (2011). "Cranial osteology of a juvenile specimen of Tarbosaurus bataar from the Nemegt Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Bugin Tsav, Mongolia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (3): 497–517. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.557116. S2CID 15369707.
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