Khankhuuluu

dragon prince

• khan · Mongolian · prince / ruler
• khuuluu · Mongolian · dragon

Khankhuuluu is a tyrannosauroid from Mongolia, named from Mongolian words meaning roughly "prince dragon". The name was chosen because it is an early, relatively small relative of the giant tyrannosaurids, like a "prince" before the "kings" such as Tyrannosaurus. The type species is Khankhuuluu mongoliensis.

Named by

Voris et al.

Year named

2025

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Turonian

Found in

Bayanshiree Formation, Mongolia

A tyrannosauroid (not a true tyrannosaurid) that has been proposed as a close relative of the ancestors of Tyrannosauridae. It was described from material that was earlier referred to Alectrosaurus. Details such as exact year and pronunciation are from memory and should be checked against the original publication.