tyrannosaurid
noun
ty·ran·no·sau·rid
tə-ˌra-nə-ˈsȯr-əd 
(ˌ)tī-
: any of a family (Tyrannosauridae) of large bipedal carnivorous theropod dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous in North America and central and eastern Asia having forelegs reduced in size and including the tyrannosaur
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And studying its relationship with other tyrannosaurids – like Alioramus, Daspletosaurus, and Teratophoneus – helps scientists understand the diversity and evolutionary history of this group.
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
Mouthwear in crickets was compared with that of tyrannosaurids.
—Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 13 Mar. 2023
Known as Teratophoneus curriei, this massive fossil cast depicts a tyrannosaurid that was first discovered in Utah just a few years ago.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
But… There is a big difference between a tyrannosauroid like Yutyrannus and a tyrannosaurid like T. rex.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2017
In 2015, a study of tooth marks on fossils showed that the bones may have served as a toy for a tyrannosaurid more than 65 million years ago.
—Marta Zaraska, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2017
Researchers reconstructed Timurlengia by combining its fragmentary fossils (shown in red) with bones from other, closely related tyrannosaurid species (in white).
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2016
The animal’s cheekbone also had an oval shape in cross-section, unlike other closely related tyrannosaurids.
—Jared Voris, National Geographic, 10 Feb. 2020
However, there is evidence that tyrannosaurids, like the T-Rex, suffered from gout and that iguanodons may have had osteoarthritis.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 13 Feb. 2020
Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2023
Mouthwear in crickets was compared with that of tyrannosaurids.
—Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 13 Mar. 2023
Known as Teratophoneus curriei, this massive fossil cast depicts a tyrannosaurid that was first discovered in Utah just a few years ago.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
But… There is a big difference between a tyrannosauroid like Yutyrannus and a tyrannosaurid like T. rex.
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2017
In 2015, a study of tooth marks on fossils showed that the bones may have served as a toy for a tyrannosaurid more than 65 million years ago.
—Marta Zaraska, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2017
Researchers reconstructed Timurlengia by combining its fragmentary fossils (shown in red) with bones from other, closely related tyrannosaurid species (in white).
—Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2016
The animal’s cheekbone also had an oval shape in cross-section, unlike other closely related tyrannosaurids.
—Jared Voris, National Geographic, 10 Feb. 2020
However, there is evidence that tyrannosaurids, like the T-Rex, suffered from gout and that iguanodons may have had osteoarthritis.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 13 Feb. 2020
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