Nanuqsaurus
Sign in to saveNanuqsaurus (meaning "polar bear lizard") is a genus of tyrannosaurine theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous (Latest Campanian age) Prince Creek Formation of the North Slope of Alaska. It contains a single species, Nanuqsaurus hoglundi, known from a partial skull and multiple undescribed postcranial and teeth elements.
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11 sectionsContents
- Discovery and naming
- Initial material
- Holotype specimen
- Etymology
- Description
- Classification
- Paleobiology
- Reproduction at polar latitudes
- Paleoecology
- See also
- References
Nanuqsaurus (meaning "polar bear lizard") is a genus of tyrannosaurine theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous (Latest Campanian age) Prince Creek Formation of the North Slope of Alaska. It contains a single species, Nanuqsaurus hoglundi, known from a partial skull and multiple undescribed postcranial and teeth elements.
==Discovery and naming==