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Lythronax
Taxonomy
Lythronax was named by Loewen et al. (2013). Its type is Lythronax argestes.
It was assigned to Teratophoneini by Scherer and Voiculescu-Holvad (2024); and to Tyrannosaurinae by Loewen et al. (2013), Carr et al. (2017), Rivera-Sylva and Longrich (2024).
It was assigned to Teratophoneini by Scherer and Voiculescu-Holvad (2024); and to Tyrannosaurinae by Loewen et al. (2013), Carr et al. (2017), Rivera-Sylva and Longrich (2024).
Species
L. argestes (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2013 | Lythronax Loewen et al. p. 2 |
| 2017 | Lythronax Carr et al. p. 6 |
| 2024 | Lythronax Rivera-Sylva and Longrich p. 261 |
| 2024 | Lythronax Scherer and Voiculescu-Holvad |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, o = order | |||||
| References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Campanian | USA (Utah) | L. argestes (230917) |