Teratophoneus
TER-ah-toh-FOH-nee-us /ˌtɛrətəˈfoʊniəs/
Accepted genus
monstrous murderer
- teras · Greek · monster
- phoneus · Greek · murderer
Teratophoneus combines the Greek words "teras" (monster) and "phoneus" (murderer), giving "monstrous murderer". The name refers to its nature as a large predatory tyrannosaurid. It was named from fossils found in southern Utah.
- Named by
- Carr, Williamson and Schwimmer
- Year named
- 2005
- Period
- Late Cretaceous
- Stage
- Campanian
- Found in
- Kaiparowits Formation, Utah, USA
A tyrannosaurid theropod. The type species is Teratophoneus curriei, named after the paleontologist Philip Currie.