Zhuchengtyrannus

Zhucheng tyrant

• Zhucheng · Chinese · Zhucheng, the city in Shandong Province, China, where the fossils were found
• tyrannus · Greek/Latin · tyrant

The name combines Zhucheng, the city in eastern Shandong Province, China, where the fossils were discovered, with the Greek-derived Latin word "tyrannus" meaning tyrant. It follows the naming pattern of Tyrannosaurus and other tyrannosaurids, and marks the animal as a large tyrannosaurine from the Zhucheng area. The type species is Zhuchengtyrannus magnus.

Named by

Hone et al.

Year named

2011

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stages

Campanian – Maastrichtian

Found in

Wangshi Group, Zhucheng, Shandong Province, China

A large tyrannosaurine tyrannosaurid known from a maxilla and a dentary. Its exact age within the Late Cretaceous (stage range given here) is uncertain, so treat the stage fields with some caution.