Nanotyrannus

Nanotyrannus

Pronunciation:
nan-oh-tie-ran-us
Name meaning:
'tiny tyrant'
Nanotyrannus
large theropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
5.0m
Diet:
carnivorous carnivorous food icon
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 67-66 million years ago
Found in:
USA

Nanotyrannus specimens may actually be juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex specimens.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Tyrannosauroidea, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurinae
Named by:
Gilmore (1946)
Type species:
lancenis

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