Nanuqsaurus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nanuqsaurus |
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| Reconstructed skull with cast of the holotype in place, Perot Museum | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Tyrannosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Tyrannosaurinae |
| Genus: | †Nanuqsaurus Fiorillo & Tykoski, 2014 |
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| †Nanuqsaurus hoglundi Fiorillo & Tykoski, 2014
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Nanuqsaurus ('meaning polar bear lizard') is a genus of theropod dinosaur. It is only known from one specimen, DMNH 21461, a partial skull roof found in Alaska. This dinosaur may grown to about 6 m (~20 ft) long, half the size of Tyrannosaurus.
The skull would have been about 50 cm (1.65 ft) when complete.
Images for kids
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Restoration of the head
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Size comparison
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CT slice through the partial left dentary, showing the replacement teeth present in the jaw bone
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Nanuqsaurus in its environment
See also
In Spanish: Nanuqsaurus hoglundi para niños
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