Sunday, October 18, 2015

Qianzhousaurus sinensis

Qianzhousaurus sinensis (Lü et al., 2014)
Sauropsida
Diapsida
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Tyrannosauroidea
Tyrannosauridae
Tyrannosaurinae
Alioramini

Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous
Southern China

Length: 8 m

This strange Chinese relative of T. rex (no wait, that’s me!) helped shed some light on the evolution and phylogenetic relationships of Mongolian sister Alioramus.

Saturday, October 17th, 2015

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