Nanotyrannus lancensis (Gilmore, 1946)
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tyrannoraptora
Tyrannosauridae
Tyrannosaurinae
Late Cretaceous
Hell Creek Fm (Maastrichtian)
Montana, US
Length: 5 m
This small tyrannosaurid lived alongside its famous relative, Tyrannosaurus rex. It may possibly have been just a juvenile T. rex.
July 6, 2016
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