Genus
Valid Extinct

Suskityrannus

Nesbitt et al. 2019

Suskityrannus is a genus of small tyrannosauroid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of southern Laramidia. It contains a single species, Suskityrannus hazelae, and the type specimen was found in the Turonian-aged Moreno Hill Formation of the Zuni Basin in western New Mexico.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Suskityrannus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Tyrannosauroidea Superfamily
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Suskityrannus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Moreno Hill
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Temporal distribution
Turonian (93.9–89.8 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Suskityrannus hazelae 94 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
S. J. Nesbitt, R. K. Denton, and M. A. Loewen, S. L. Brusatte, N. D. Smith, A. H. Turner, J. I. Kirkland, A. T. McDonald, D. G. Wolfe. 2019. A mid-Cretaceous tyrannosauroid and the origin of North American end-Cretaceous dinosaur assemblages. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3(6):892-899 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
S. J. Nesbitt, R. K. Denton, and M. A. Loewen, S. L. Brusatte, N. D. Smith, A. H. Turner, J. I. Kirkland, A. T. McDonald, D. G. Wolfe. 2019. A mid-Cretaceous tyrannosauroid and the origin of North American end-Cretaceous dinosaur assemblages. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3(6):892-899 DOI ↗