Reptilia - Theropoda - Tyrannosauridae
Full reference: P. J. Currie, J. H. Hurum, and K. Sabath. 2003. Skull structure and evolution in tyrannosaurid dinosaurs. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 48(2):227-234
Parent taxon: Tyrannosauridae according to H. E. Rivera-Sylva and N. Longrich 2024
See also Currie 2003, Currie et al. 2003, Dalman et al. 2018 and Holtz 2004
Sister taxa: Aublysodon, Bagaraatan, Ornithomimus grandis, Tyrannosaurinae, Tyrannosauripodidae, Yezosaurus, Deinodontinae
Subtaxa: Albertosaurus Gorgosaurus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (38: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), Mexico (2), United States (13: Colorado, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, Wyoming)
Total: 53 collections each including a single occurrence