Nanotyrannus
Nanotyrannus (meaning "dwarf tyrant") is a doubtful genus of tyrannosaurid dinosaur. They may be juveniles of Tyrannosaurus or a similar genus. The issue is not yet decided.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Family: | Tyrannosauridae |
| Subfamily: | Tyrannosaurinae |
| Genus: | Nanotyrannus Bakker, Currie & Williams, 1988 |
| Species: | N. lancensis
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| Nanotyrannus lancensis Gilmore, 1946
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Species synonymy
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Only two or three specimens are known. They are from the end of the Upper Cretaceous, 67 million years ago.
Nanotyrannus Media
Type specimen (AMNH 3982) of Manospondylus gigas
Skeletal restoration by William D. Matthew from 1905, published alongside Osborn's description paper
Dynamosaurus imperiosus holotype, Natural History Museum
"Scotty", the largest known specimen, exhibited in Japan
The specimens "Sue", AMNH 5027, "Stan", and "Jane", to scale with a human.
Probable footprint from New Mexico
Size (in blue) compared with selected giant theropods and a human
Profile view of a skull (AMNH 5027)
Skull replica of specimen "Sue", showing dentition
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References
- ↑ Tsuihiji, T.; Watabe, M.; Tsogtbaatar, K.; Tsubamoto, T.; Barsbold, R.; Suzuki, S.; Lee, A.H.; Ridgely, R.C.; Kawahara, Y.; Witmer, L.M. (2011). "Cranial osteology of a juvenile specimen of Tarbosaurus bataar from the Nemegt Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Bugin Tsav, Mongolia". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 31 (3): 497–517. doi:10.1080/02724634.2011.557116. S2CID 15369707.