Nanuqsaurus Fiorillo and Tykoski 2014 (tyrannosaurine)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Tyrannosauridae

Full reference: A. R. Fiorillo and R. S. Tykoski. 2014. A diminutive new tyrannosaur from the top of the world. PLoS ONE 9(3):e91287

Parent taxon: Tyrannosaurinae according to H. E. Rivera-Sylva and N. Longrich 2024

See also Carr et al. 2017, Fiorillo and Tykoski 2014 and Scherer and Voiculescu-Holvad 2024

Sister taxa: Alioramini, Asiatyrannus, Daspletosaurini, Lythronax, Tarbosaurini, Teratophoneini, Tyrannosaurini, Tyrannosaurus zhuchengensis

Subtaxa: Nanuqsaurus hoglundi

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Type: Nanuqsaurus hoglundi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kikak-Tegoseak Quarry (Cretaceous of Alaska)

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