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Tyrannosauridae

Qianzhousaurus

"Qianzhou lizard"

Generic theropod body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Qianzhousaurus 6.3 m (20.7 ft) long
as long as 4 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic theropod body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Qianzhousaurus
Length
6.3 m (20.7 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (67–66 Mya)
Place
Asia
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Tyrannosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria Tyrannosauroidea Late-Cretaceous tyrants: T. rex, Tarbosaurus, Albertosaurus.

Qianzhousaurus (meaning “Qianzhou lizard”) is a genus of tyrannosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period. There is currently only one species named, the type species Qianzhousaurus sinensis, which is a member of the tribe Alioramini and most closely related to Alioramus, the only other known alioramin.

What we know

  • Named by Lü et al., 2014.
  • Body length estimated at about 6.3 m.
  • Fossils found in Asia.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Qianzhousaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.