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Tyrannosaurinae (tyrannosaurine)

Reptilia - Tyrannosauridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Tyrannosaurinae Matthew and Brown p. 378
1930Tyrannosaurinae Hay p. 179
1966Tyrannosaurinae Kuhn p. 96
1988Tyrannosaurinae Paul p. 325
1995Shanshanosaurinae Olshevsky
1997Tyrannosaurinae Holtz, Jr. p. 53A
1998Tyrannosaurinae Sereno p. 65
2000Tyrannosaurinae Currie pp. 446-447
2000Tyrannosaurinae Olshevsky p. 152
2000Shanshanosaurinae Olshevsky p. 154
2001Tyrannosaurinae Holtz, Jr. p. 68 fig. 7.2
2001Tyrannosaurus zhuchengensis Hu et al.
2003Tyrannosaurinae Currie et al. p. 230 fig. 2
2004Tyrannosaurinae Erickson et al. p. 773
2004Tyrannosaurinae Holtz, Jr. p. 112
2005Tyrannosaurinae Carr et al. p. 140 fig. 21
2011Tyrannosaurinae Carr et al.
2011Tyrannosaurinae Hone et al.
2013Tyrannosaurinae Lehman and Wick
2013Tyrannosaurinae Loewen et al. p. 2
2017Tyrannosaurinae Carr et al. p. 9s
2018Tyrannosaurinae Dalman et al. p. 125

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
superfamilyTyrannosauroidea
familyTyrannosauridae
subfamilyTyrannosaurinae
subfamilyTyrannosaurinae

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.

Subfm. †Tyrannosaurinae Matthew and Brown 1922 [tyrannosaurine]
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G. †Alioramus Kurzanov 1976
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†Alioramus remotus Kurzanov 1976
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Invalid names: Alioramus altai Brusatte 2009 [synonym]
†Alioramus sinensis Lü et al. 2014
Invalid names: Qianzhousaurus Lü et al. 2014 [synonym]
Unr. †Daspletosaurini Voris et al. 2020
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G. †Daspletosaurus Russell 1970
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†Daspletosaurus horneri Carr et al. 2017
†Daspletosaurus torosus Russell 1970
†Daspletosaurus wilsoni Warshaw and Fowler 2022
G. †Thanatotheristes Voris et al. 2020
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†Thanatotheristes degrootorum Voris et al. 2020
G. †Dynamoterror McDonald et al. 2018
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†Dynamoterror dynastes McDonald et al. 2018
G. †Lythronax Loewen et al. 2013
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†Lythronax argestes Loewen et al. 2013
G. †Nanuqsaurus Fiorillo and Tykoski 2014
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†Nanuqsaurus hoglundi Fiorillo and Tykoski 2014
G. †Teratophoneus Carr et al. 2011
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†Teratophoneus curriei Carr et al. 2011
G. †Tyrannosaurus Osborn 1905 [tyrant lizard]
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†Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis Dalman et al. 2023
†Tyrannosaurus rex Osborn 1905 [tyrant lizard king]
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Invalid names: Albertosaurus megagracilis Paul 1988 [synonym], Aublysodon molnaris Paul 1988 [synonym], Dynamosaurus imperiosus Osborn 1905 [synonym], Manospondylus gigas Cope 1892 [synonym], Nanotyrannus lancensis Gilmore 1946 [synonym], Tyrannosaurus imperator Paul et al. 2022 [synonym], Tyrannosaurus regina Paul et al. 2022 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dinotyrannus Olshevsky 1995 [synonym], Dynamosaurus Osborn 1905 [synonym], Manospondylus Cope 1892 [synonym], Nanotyrannus Bakker et al. 1988 [synonym], Stygivenator Olshevsky 1995 [synonym], Tyrannosauripus Lessertisseur 1955 [nomen nudum], Tyrannosaurus turpanensis Zhai et al. 1978 [nomen dubium]
G. †Zhuchengtyrannus Hone et al. 2011
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†Zhuchengtyrannus magnus Hone et al. 2011
Invalid names: Shanshanosaurinae Olshevsky 1995 [synonym], Tarbosaurini Olshevsky et al. 1995 [empty], Tyrannosaurini Olshevsky et al. 1995 [empty], Tyrannosaurus zhuchengensis Hu et al. 2001 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Maximum body mass: 10000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 300 kgg
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: g = genus, subo = suborder, o = order
References: Benton 1983, Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995

Age range: base of the Judithian to the top of the Lancian or 83.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (130 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (Montana) Daspletosaurus horneri (184945) Daspletosaurus sp. (36608) Daspletosaurus sp., Tyrannosauridae indet. (22689) Tyrannosauridae indet. (22652)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Canada (Alberta) Daspletosaurus torosus (52481 52482)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1China (Shandong) Tyrannosaurus sp. (57178) Zhuchengtyrannus magnus (96815)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Aqmola) Tarbosaurus bataar (53140)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0China (Xinjiang) Tarbosaurus sp. (64144)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Lythronax argestes (230917)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Mexico (Coahuila) Tyrannosaurinae indet. (113768)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Tyrannosaurinae indet. (200402)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Dynamoterror dynastes (219263)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Daspletosaurus sp. (14458)
Judithian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Tyrannosauridae indet. (14489) Tyrannosaurinae indet. (52463 151416 222809 222810 222812 222813 222814 222815 222816)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Utah) Teratophoneus curriei (219712) Tyrannosauridae indet. (137833 155992)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Daspletosaurus sp. (47195) Tyrannosaurus rex (227186) Tyrannosaurus sp. (62533)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Daspletosaurus sp. (68045)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Daspletosaurus n. sp. (162145) Daspletosaurus sp. (219724) Daspletosaurus torosus (11903 11904 214293) Gorgosaurus sp. (167660) Tyrannosaurus rex (22657)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Gorgosaurus sp. (11915) Thanatotheristes degrootorum (212647 212648)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Daspletosaurus wilsoni (229345)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Montana) Tyrannosauridae indet. (69624)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Texas) Tyrannosaurinae indet. (189810 222811)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (New Mexico) Tyrannosaurus rex (55287)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mexico (Sonora) Tyrannosaurus sp. (155214)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mongolia (Bayankhongor) Alioramus remotus (91909)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0China (Jiangxi) Qianzhousaurus sinensis (147070)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Tyrannosaurus rex (74175)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Deinodontidae indet. (165887)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Mongolia (Omnogov) Alioramus altai (113009)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (Montana) Gorgosaurus lancensis (54002) Tyrannosaurus rex (48847 48848) Tyrannosaurus rex, Albertosaurus lancensis (60766) Tyrannosaurus rex, Dromaeosauridae indet. (38544) Tyrannosaurus sp. (55353)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Russian Federation (Volgograd) Tyrannosaurus sp. (38078)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Tyrannosaurus rex (45126 45138 45141 45146 45312) Tyrannosaurus sp. (231466)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alaska) Tyrannosauridae indet. (51889)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Tyrannosaurus rex (14526 14538 75284 75286 75432 75446) Tyrannosaurus sp. (60172)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Tyrannosaurus rex (223935)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Tyrannosaurus rex (14640)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Tyrannosaurus rex (14610 137722 137728)
Lancian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Tyrannosaurus rex (48193 223934) Tyrannosaurus sp. (14537 192251)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Nanotyrannus lancensis, Tyrannosaurus rex (224484) Tyrannosaurus rex (45388 45389 45390 47034 157189)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Dynamosaurus imperiosus (45878) Nanotyrannus lancensis (230284) Tyrannosaurus rex (14585 52871 57166 142325 226054) Tyrannosaurus rex, Nanotyrannus sp. (26760)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Mexico) Tyrannosauridae indet. (54100)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Tyrannosaurus rex (54105) Tyrannosaurus sp. (225845)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Dakota) Tyrannosaurus rex (45098 45099 45102 45109 45111 45112 45114 45118 45128 45136 45144 45145 45299 45381)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Montana) Tyrannosaurus rex (49005 157187 183109) Tyrannosaurus rex, Gorgosaurus lancensis (14674) Tyrannosaurus sp. (88990 142753 162855 189003)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Canada (Alberta) Tyrannosaurus rex (11917 11918 157188)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Colorado) Tyrannosaurus rex (49535 49538 49539 49547) Tyrannosaurus sp., Theropoda indet. (49523)