Eotyrannus

Eotyrannus

Pronunciation:
ee-oh-ti-ran-us
Name meaning:
'dawn tyrant'
Eotyrannus
large theropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
5.0m
Diet:
carnivorous carnivorous food icon
When it lived:
Early Cretaceous, 127-121 million years ago
Found in:
England, United Kingdom

Eotyrannus is known from a partial skull and partial skeleton.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Tyrannosauroidea
Named by:
Hutt, Naish, Martill, Barker and Newberry (2001)
Type species:
lengi

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