Asiatyrannus Zheng et al. 2024 (tyrannosaurine)

Reptilia - Saurischia - Tyrannosauridae

Full reference: W. Zheng, X. Jin, J. Xie and T. Du. 2024. The first deep-snouted tyrannosaur from Upper Cretaceous Ganzhou City of southeastern China. Scientific Reports 14:16276

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

See also Zheng et al. 2024

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

Subtaxa: Asiatyrannus xui

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Type: Asiatyrannus xui

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Shahe Town construction site [Nanxiong Fm.] (Cretaceous of China)

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