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  • N. lancensis (Gilmore, 1946) (Bakker, Williams and Currie, 1988) type species

    • Name : Nanotyrannus Species : lancensis
    Pronounced : NAN-uh-tye RAN-us Pronounced : lan-SEN-sis
    Meaning : "Dwarf Absolute Sovereign" Meaning :
    Length :
    5.3 meters (17')     		Height at hips :
    		Weight :
    450 kilograms (1000 pounds)
    Diet : carnivor = meat eater Period : Upper Cretaceous
    Superorder :
    Dinosauria     		Order :
    Saurischia     		Suborder :
    Theropoda     		Family :
    Tyrannosauridae
    Discovered by:
    		When Discovered: Described by:
    Charles Whitney Gilmore     		When Described: 1946
    Fossils found in : (Hell Creek Formation) Montana
    Charactistics and things of interest:
    Similar to: T. rex Debate and Controversy: is a smaller version of Tyrannosaurus and may actually be a juvenile T. rex.

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