Aviatyrannis

Rauhut 2003

Aviatyrannis is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur, either a tyrannosauroid or an ornithomimosaurian, from the Oxfordian-Tithonian stages of the Late Jurassic found in Portugal.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Herbivore, omnivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial

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Known fossil pieces after Aviatyrannis jurassica (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannosauroidea).[1] Sources ↑ Rauhut O.W.M. (2003), "A tyrannosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal", Paleontology 46(5): p. 903-910. © Conty · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia

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Classification

Dinosauria Unranked clade

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Theropoda Unranked clade

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Ornithomimosauria Unranked clade

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Aviatyrannis Genus

Fossil sites 2 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇵🇹 Portugal

Geological formations

Alcobaça

Temporal distribution

Kimmeridgian (154.8–149.2 Ma)

Species (1)

Aviatyrannis jurassica 155 Ma

Images 1

Bibliography

Original description

O. W. M. Rauhut. 2003. A tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. Palaeontology 46(5):903-913 DOI ↗

Bibliography (1)

O. W. M. Rauhut. 2003. A tyrannosauroid dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal. Palaeontology 46(5):903-913 DOI ↗