Tyrannomimus
Field photograph to come
Tyrannomimus
DV-1221 · type species Tyrannomimus fukuiensis
- Lived
- 121 to 113 million years ago, Early Cretaceous
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Group
- Theropods, Deinocheiridae
- Found in
- Japan
- Named by
- Hattori et al. 2023
Field notes
About Tyrannomimus
Tyrannomimus was an omnivorous theropod that lived in the Early Cretaceous, 121 to 113 million years ago. It belongs to the family Deinocheiridae.
The Paleobiology Database lists 1 find of Tyrannomimus, from Japan. Its fossils come from the Kitadani Formation. It was named by Hattori et al. in 2023.
The evidence
Where its fossils were found
Today
115 million years ago
Lived alongside
Found in the same rock formations.
Close relatives
Other members of Deinocheiridae.
Sources: Paleobiology Database, WikidataNamed in: S. Hattori, M. Shibata, and S. Kawabe, T. Imai, H. Nishi, Y. Azuma. 2023. New theropod dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan provides critical implications for the early evolution of ornithomimosaurs. Scientific Reports 13:13842:1-16