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sharp-clawed runner
Teratophoneus
Say it like this: “teh-RAT-o-FO-nee-us”
Teratophoneus curriei
Teratophoneus ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Cretaceous. Bones have been found in the United States.
- When
- Late Cretaceous (Campanian) · roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2011 · Carr, T. D.; Williamson, T. E.; Britt, B. B.; Stadtman, K.
- Hip height
- Not established
- Length
- 6–8.7 m · 20–29 ft
- Weight
- 0.7–2.5 tonnes
- Found in
- the United States · Kaiparowits
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Tyrannosaurinae
The story in short
Teratophoneus was formally named in 2011 by T. D. Carr and colleagues.
It lived in the Late Cretaceous (Campanian), roughly 83.6 to 72.2 million years ago. Finds come from the United States, including the Kaiparowits Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Teratophoneus at a length near 6–8.7 m and a body mass around 0.7–2.5 tonnes.
On the family tree it sits in Tyrannosaurinae, among the theropod dinosaurs.