Reptilia - Theropoda - Nanotyrannidae
Alternative combinations: Albertosaurus lancensis, Aublysodon lancensis, Gorgosaurus lancensis, Nanotyrannus lencensis
Full reference: C. W. Gilmore. 1946. A new carnivorous dinosaur from the Lance Formation of Montana. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 106(13):1-19
Belongs to Nanotyrannus according to L. E. Zanno and J. G. Napoli 2025
See also Bakker et al. 1988, Carpenter 1992, Carr 1999, Carr and Williamson 2004, Charig 1967, Currie 1992, Currie 2003, Currie et al. 2003, Dalman et al. 2018, DePalma et al. 2015, Gauthier 1986, Gilmore 1946, Holtz 2001, Holtz 2004, Kurzanov 1976, Malkani 2006, Molnar 1978, Molnar 1980, Molnar 1991, Molnar et al. 1990, Paul 1988, Rauhut 2003, Russell 1970, Sloan 1976, Steel 1970, Tabrum 1970 and Woodward et al. 2020
Sister taxon: Nanotyrannus lethaeus
Type specimen: CMNH 7541, a skull. Its type locality is Sand Creek, Carter County (CMNH 7541), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial horizon in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (4: Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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