Is nanotyrannus a real dinosaur?
Nanotyrannus (Greek for “Dwarf Tyrant”) is a highly dubious genus of tyrannosaurid dinosaur. The genus is represented only by a small skull (catalog number CMN 7541), and was discovered by Charles W. Gilmore in 1941 and described in 1946 as a specimen of Gorgosaurus.
Where was nanotyrannus found?
Montana
Fast forward to 2002, when researchers found the best skeleton of “Nanotyrannus” on BLM land in Montana. Not long after, another specimen was found, and each of these specimens had more than just skulls—they had limb bones, which turns out to be very fortunate.
Is nanotyrannus valid?
In a recent Cretaceous Research article, Schmerge and Rothschild (2016) argued that the controversial tyrannosauroid dinosaur ‘Nanotyrannus lancensis’ from the uppermost Cretaceous of North America is a valid taxon, as originally proposed by Bakker et al. (1988).
Who found the Dueling Dinosaurs?
Clayton Phipps
History. The specimen was originally discovered in 2006 by ranchers Clayton Phipps, Mark Eatman, and Chad O’Connor in Montana. Two different ranching families, the Seversons and the Murrays, owned the land on which the fossils were found.
When did nanotyrannus live?
72.1 million years ago – 66 million years ago (Maastrichtian)
Nanotyrannus/Lived
What is a fun fact about a T Rex?
Tyrannosaurus rex, or “Tyrant Lizard”, one of the largest dinosaurs to have walked the earth, lived 70 million years ago in what is now North America. Weighing in at 7.5 tons, standing 15-20 feet tall and 40 feet long, T. rex was a fierce predator!
What is the smallest tyrannosaur?
The smallest known Tyrannosaurus rex individual (LACM 28471, the “Jordan theropod”) is estimated to have weighed only 29.9 kilograms (66 lb) at only 2 years old, while the largest, such as FMNH PR2081 (“Sue”), most likely weighed about 5,654 kg (12,465 lb), estimated to have been 28 years old, an age which may have …
Where are the Dueling Dinosaurs now?
The fossil will be housed in a new expansion to the museum, including a state-of-the-art paleontology lab, that will open in 2022.