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Tyrannosaurinae (tyrannosaurine)
Taxonomy
Tyrannosaurinae was named by Matthew and Brown (1922).
It was assigned to Deinodontidae by Matthew and Brown (1922), Hay (1930), Kuhn (1966); and to Tyrannosauridae by Paul (1988), Holtz (1997), Sereno (1998), Olshevsky (2000), Currie (2000), Holtz (2001), Currie et al. (2003), Holtz (2004), Erickson et al. (2004), Carr et al. (2005), Carr et al. (2011), Hone et al. (2011), Lehman and Wick (2013), Loewen et al. (2013), Carr et al. (2017), Dalman et al. (2018), Rivera-Sylva and Longrich (2024).
It was assigned to Deinodontidae by Matthew and Brown (1922), Hay (1930), Kuhn (1966); and to Tyrannosauridae by Paul (1988), Holtz (1997), Sereno (1998), Olshevsky (2000), Currie (2000), Holtz (2001), Currie et al. (2003), Holtz (2004), Erickson et al. (2004), Carr et al. (2005), Carr et al. (2011), Hone et al. (2011), Lehman and Wick (2013), Loewen et al. (2013), Carr et al. (2017), Dalman et al. (2018), Rivera-Sylva and Longrich (2024).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1922 | Tyrannosaurinae Matthew and Brown p. 378 |
| 1930 | Tyrannosaurinae Hay p. 179 |
| 1966 | Tyrannosaurinae Kuhn p. 96 |
| 1988 | Tyrannosaurinae Paul p. 325 |
| 1995 | Shanshanosaurinae Olshevsky |
| 1997 | Tyrannosaurinae Holtz, Jr. p. 53A |
| 1998 | Tyrannosaurinae Sereno p. 65 |
| 2000 | Tyrannosaurinae Currie pp. 446-447 |
| 2000 | Tyrannosaurinae Olshevsky p. 152 |
| 2000 | Shanshanosaurinae Olshevsky p. 154 |
| 2001 | Tyrannosaurinae Holtz, Jr. p. 68 fig. 7.2 |
| 2001 | Tyrannosaurus zhuchengensis Hu et al. |
| 2003 | Tyrannosaurinae Currie et al. p. 230 fig. 2 |
| 2004 | Tyrannosaurinae Erickson et al. p. 773 |
| 2004 | Tyrannosaurinae Holtz, Jr. p. 112 |
| 2005 | Tyrannosaurinae Carr et al. p. 140 fig. 21 |
| 2011 | Tyrannosaurinae Carr et al. |
| 2011 | Tyrannosaurinae Hone et al. |
| 2013 | Tyrannosaurinae Lehman and Wick |
| 2013 | Tyrannosaurinae Loewen et al. p. 2 |
| 2017 | Tyrannosaurinae Carr et al. p. 9s |
| 2018 | Tyrannosaurinae Dalman et al. p. 125 |
| 2024 | Tyrannosaurinae Rivera-Sylva and Longrich p. 261 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subfm. †Tyrannosaurinae Matthew and Brown 1922 [tyrannosaurine]
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Tr. †Alioramini Lü et al. 2014
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G. †Qianzhousaurus Lü et al. 2014
Unr. †Daspletosaurini Voris et al. 2020
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G. †Daspletosaurus Russell 1970
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†Daspletosaurus horneri Carr et al. 2017
†Daspletosaurus torosus Russell 1970
†Daspletosaurus wilsoni Warshaw and Fowler 2022
Unr. †Teratophoneini Scherer and Voiculescu-Holvad 2024
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G. †Labocania Molnar 1974
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†Labocania aguillonae Rivera-Sylva and Longrich 2024
†Labocania anomala Molnar 1974
Tr. †Tyrannosaurini Olshevsky et al. 1995
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G. †Tarbosaurus Maleev 1955
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†Tarbosaurus bataar Maleev 1955
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Invalid names: Albertosaurus periculosus Riabinin 1930 [synonym], Gorgosaurus lancinator Maleev 1955 [synonym], Gorgosaurus novojilovi Maleev 1955 [synonym], Shanshanosaurus huoyanshanensis Dong 1977 [synonym], Tarbosaurus efremovi Maleev 1955 [synonym], Tyrannosaurus luanchuanensis Dong 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Jenghizkhan Olshevsky 1995 [synonym], Maleevosaurus Carpenter 1992 [synonym], Shanshanosaurus Dong 1977 [synonym]
G. †Tyrannosaurus Osborn 1905 [tyrant lizard]
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†Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis Dalman et al. 2024
†Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn 1905 [tyrant lizard king]
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Invalid names: Albertosaurus megagracilis Paul 1988 [synonym], Aublysodon molnaris Paul 1988 [synonym], Dynamosaurus imperiosus Osborn 1905 [synonym], Manospondylus gigas Cope 1892 [synonym], Nanotyrannus lancensis Gilmore 1946 [synonym], Tyrannosaurus imperator Paul et al. 2022 [synonym], Tyrannosaurus regina Paul et al. 2022 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dinotyrannus Olshevsky 1995 [synonym], Dynamosaurus Osborn 1905 [synonym], Manospondylus Cope 1892 [synonym], Nanotyrannus Bakker et al. 1988 [synonym], Stygivenator Olshevsky 1995 [synonym], Tyrannosauripus Lessertisseur 1955 [nomen nudum], Tyrannosaurus turpanensis Zhai et al. 1978 [nomen dubium]
Invalid names: Shanshanosaurinae Olshevsky 1995 [synonym], Tarbosaurini Olshevsky et al. 1995 [empty], Tyrannosaurus zhuchengensis Hu et al. 2001 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available