Zhuchengtyrannus Zhuchengtyrannus

"Zhucheng tyrant"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Zhuchengtyrannus 10 m (33 ft) long
6 people holding hands
Length
10 m (33 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (73.5 Mya)
Place
Asia · China
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Tyrannosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria Tyrannosauroidea

Zhuchengtyrannus (meaning “Zhucheng tyrant”) is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur from Asia, known from the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous of Shandong Province, China. It belongs to the subfamily Tyrannosaurinae, and contains a single species, Zhuchengtyrannus magnus.

What we know

  • Named by Hone et al., 2011.
  • Body length estimated at about 10 m.
  • Fossils found in Asia and China.