Nanotyrannus lethaeus Zanno and Napoli 2025 (coelurosaur)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Nanotyrannidae

Full reference: L. E. Zanno and J. G. Napoli. 2025. Nanotyrannus and Tyrannosaurus coexisted at the close of the Cretaceous. Nature 648(8093):357-367

Belongs to Nanotyrannus according to L. E. Zanno and J. G. Napoli 2025

Sister taxon: Nanotyrannus lancensis

Type specimen: BMRP 2002.4.1, a partial skeleton (a well-preserved specimen including a nearly complete skull, incomplete axial column, pectoral girdle, left humerus, pelvic girdle, and nearly complete hindlimb). Its type locality is Burpee Museum loc. K-12, which is in a Maastrichtian fine channel fill sandstone/conglomerate in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Burpee Museum loc. K-12

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