Full reference: L. E. Zanno, R. T. Tucker, A. Canoville, H. M. Avrahami, T. A. Gates and P. J. Makovicky. 2019. Diminutive fleet-footed tyrannosauroid narrows the 70-million-year gap in the North American fossil record. Communications Biology 2(1):61:1-12
Parent taxon: Tyrannosauroidea according to L. E. Zanno et al. 2019
Sister taxa: Alectrosaurus, Alioramini, Appalachiosaurus, Bagaraatan, Bistahieversor, Calamosaurus, Chingkankousaurus, Deinodon, Dilong, Diplotomodon, Dryptosaurus, Eotyrannus, Jinbeisaurus, Juratyrant, Labocania, Proceratosauridae, Raptorex, Santanaraptor, Stokesosaurus, Suskityrannus, Teihivenator, Theroplantigrada, Timimus, Timurlengia, Tomodon horrificus, Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurus lanpingensis, Xiongguanlong
Subtaxa: Moros intrepidus
Type: Moros intrepidus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution: found only at NCPALEOUT05, Stormy Theropod (Cretaceous of Utah)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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