Alioramus

other branch

• alius · Latin · other, different
• ramus · Latin · branch

Alioramus comes from the Latin "alius" (other) and "ramus" (branch). Sergei Kurzanov chose the name in 1976 because this tyrannosaur seemed to belong to a different branch of the theropod family tree from the other large carnivorous dinosaurs known at the time. It is a tyrannosaurid with a long, low snout and a row of small bumps along the top of the snout.

Named by

Kurzanov

Year named

1976

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Nemegt Formation (Mongolia) and Liscomb Bonebed of the Prince Creek Formation (Alaska, USA, for the species Nanuqsaurus, now separate); Alioramus itself is from Mongolia

A tyrannosaurid theropod, not a synonym. Species include A. remotus (type, 1976) and A. altai (2009). Both are from Mongolia.