Genus
Valid Extinct

Nanuqsaurus

Fiorillo and Tykoski 2014

Nanuqsaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurine theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous Prince Creek Formation of the North Slope of Alaska. It contains a single species, Nanuqsaurus hoglundi, known from a partial skull and multiple undescribed postcranial and teeth elements.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Nanuqsaurus
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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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Tyrannosauridae Family
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Tyrannosaurinae Subfamily
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Nanuqsaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
6 m ⓘ
Nanuqsaurus hoglundi
Mass
900 kg ⓘ
Nanuqsaurus hoglundi
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
1
Geological formations
Prince Creek
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Nanuqsaurus hoglundi 72 Ma
Images 3
Bibliography
Original description
A. R. Fiorillo and R. S. Tykoski. 2014. A diminutive new tyrannosaur from the top of the world. PLoS ONE 9(3):e91287 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
A. R. Fiorillo and R. S. Tykoski. 2014. A diminutive new tyrannosaur from the top of the world. PLoS ONE 9(3):e91287 DOI ↗