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sharp-clawed runner
Juratyrant
Say it like this: “joo-ra-TIE-rant”
Juratyrant langhami
Juratyrant ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in the United Kingdom.
- When
- Late Jurassic (Tithonian) · roughly 149.2 to 143.1 million years ago
- Named in
- 2012 · Brusatte, S. L.; Benson, R. B. J.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 5 m · 16 ft
- Weight
- 300–648 kg · 661–1,429 lb
- Found in
- the United Kingdom · Kimmeridge Clay
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Tyrannosauroidea
The story in short
Juratyrant was formally named in 2012 by S. L. Brusatte and R. B. J. Benson. The name honors a person tied to the fossil or its study.
Fossils referred to Juratyrant date to the Late Jurassic (Tithonian), roughly 149.2 to 143.1 million years ago. Finds come from the United Kingdom, including the Kimmeridge Clay Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Juratyrant at a length near 5 m and a body mass around 300–648 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Tyrannosauroidea, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Alectrosaurus
Alectrosaurus olseni
Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
Aviatyrannis
Aviatyrannis jurassica
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian · Kimmeridgian · Tithonian) · roughly 161.5 to 143.1 million years ago
Calamosaurus
Calamosaurus foxi
Early Cretaceous (Barremian) · roughly 125.8 to 121.4 million years ago