Tyrannosauridae
Tyrannosauridae is a taxonomic family of theropods. These dinosaurs from the Upper Cretaceous have been found only in North America and Asia. They lived in the later part of the period, 88 to 65 million years ago.
| Tyrannosaurids Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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| Tyrannosaurus skeletal mount, Carnegie Museum of Natural History | |
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| Gorgosaurus skeletal mount, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Superfamily: | Tyrannosauroidea |
| Clade: | Pantyrannosauria |
| Clade: | Eutyrannosauria |
| Family: | Tyrannosauridae Osborn, 1906 |
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| †Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn, 1905
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Classification
- Family Tyrannosauridae
- Subfamily Albertosaurinae
- Subfamily Tyrannosaurinae
- Subfamily Tarbosaurinae
Tyrannosauridae Media
Deinodon teeth, the earliest known tyrannosaurid remains
Teeth that have been assigned to Aublysodon at various times
Size comparison of large tyrannosaurid genera Tyrannosaurus, Tarbosaurus, Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus and Daspletosaurus
Skeletal diagrams of Lythronax and Teratophoneus
Labelled diagram of the right arm and shoulder blade of Gorgosaurus
Cast of the skeleton of Jane, a juvenile tyrannosaurid in the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford
Nearly complete skeleton of a subadult Gorgosaurus libratus, from the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Skeletal anatomy of a T. rex right leg.
Gorgosaurus restoration with speculative plumage, a trait inferred by phylogenetic bracketing
References
- ↑ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2012) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2011 Appendix.