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
click to enlarge
Wikimedia
PBDB ↗ Wikipedia ↗
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
›
Theropoda Unranked clade
›
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
›
Averostra Unranked clade
›
Tetanurae Unranked clade
›
Coelurosauria Unranked clade
›
Tyrannosauroidea Superfamily
›
Tyrannosauridae Family
›
Tyrannosaurinae Subfamily
›
Nanuqsaurus Genus
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 2
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 ↗