Thanatotheristes degrootorum Voris et al. 2020 (tyrannosaurine)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Tyrannosauridae

Alternative combination: Daspletosaurus degrootorum

Full reference: J. T. Voris, F. Therrien, D. K. Zelenitsky and C. M. Brown. 2020. A new tyrannosaurine (Theropoda:Tyrannosauridae) from the Campanian Foremost Formation of Alberta, Canada, provides insight into the evolution and biogeography of tyrannosaurids. Cretaceous Research 110:104388:1-15

Belongs to Thanatotheristes according to J. T. Voris et al. 2020

See also Yun 2020

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: TMP 2010.5.7, a partial skull. Its type locality is Eastern shore of the Bow River (TMP 2010.5.7), which is in a Campanian terrestrial sandstone/mudstone in the Foremost Formation of Canada.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Canada (2: Alberta collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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