Suskityrannus

Say it like this: “SOO-skee-TY-ran-us”

Suskityrannus hazelae

Suskityrannus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in the United States.

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When: Late Cretaceous (Turonian) · roughly 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago
Named in: 2019 · Nesbitt, S. J.; Denton, R. K.; Loewen, M. A.; Brusatte, S. L.; Smith, N. D.; Turner, A. H.; Kirkland, J. I.; McDonald, A. T.; Wolfe, D. G.
Hip height: 0.9 m · 3 ft
Length: 3 m · 10 ft
Weight: 40 kg · 88 lb
Found in: the United States · Moreno Hill
Food and walking: Carnivore · Two legs
Kind: sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
Family branch: Tyrannosauroidea

The story in short

In 2019, S. J. Nesbitt and colleagues published the name Suskityrannus. The name means “coyote tyrant.”

It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Turonian), roughly 93.9 to 89.8 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Moreno Hill Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.

Published estimates put Suskityrannus at a length near 3 m, hips about 0.9 m high, and a body mass around 40 kg.

On the family tree it sits in Tyrannosauroidea, among the theropod dinosaurs.

Close relatives

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Aviatyrannis

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Calamosaurus

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