Nanuqsaurus Fiorillo and Tykoski 2014 (tyrannosaurine)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Tyrannosauridae

Full reference: A. R. Fiorillo and R. S. Tykoski. 2014. A diminutive new tyrannosaur from the top of the world. PLoS ONE 9(3):e91287

Parent taxon: Tyrannosaurinae according to T. D. Carr et al. 2017

See also Fiorillo and Tykoski 2014

Sister taxa: Alioramus, Daspletosaurini, Dynamoterror, Lythronax, Tarbosaurini, Teratophoneus, Tyrannosaurini, Tyrannosaurus, Tyrannosaurus zhuchengensis, Zhuchengtyrannus

Subtaxa: Nanuqsaurus hoglundi

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Type: Nanuqsaurus hoglundi

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: found only at Kikak-Tegoseak Quarry (Cretaceous of Alaska)

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