Tyrannosauroidea

Tyrannosauroidea

Uncredited · via Wikidata/Commons. May be a photograph of a specimen, or an artist’s reconstruction — an interpretation of a skeleton, since colour and soft tissue are almost never preserved.

On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
CoelurosauriaPBDB
Diet
carnivorePBDB, for Coelurosauria
Life habit
ground dwelling, solitaryPBDB, for Theropoda
Motility
actively mobilePBDB, for Theropoda
Environment
terrestrialPBDB, for Theropoda

Time the record covers

At least 96 million years on record.

The record covers at least 168.2 Mya to 72.2 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 174.7 Mya to 66 Mya.

Early Jurassic — about 0 of 682 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 7 of 682 occurrencesMiddle JurassicLate Jurassic — about 14 of 682 occurrencesLate JurassicEarly Cretaceous — about 35 of 682 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 626 of 682 occurrencesLate CretaceousPaleocene — about 0 of 682 occurrences177–173 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences173–169 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences169–166 Mya — about 5 occurrences166–162 Mya — about 1 occurrence162–158 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences158–154 Mya — about 0.9 occurrences154–150 Mya — about 3 occurrences150–147 Mya — about 4 occurrences147–143 Mya — about 5 occurrences143–139 Mya — about 1 occurrence139–135 Mya — about 2 occurrences135–132 Mya — about 2 occurrences132–128 Mya — about 0.8 occurrences128–124 Mya — about 3 occurrences124–120 Mya — about 6 occurrences120–117 Mya — about 6 occurrences117–113 Mya — about 5 occurrences113–109 Mya — about 4 occurrences109–105 Mya — about 2 occurrences105–102 Mya — about 3 occurrences102–98 Mya — about 8 occurrences98–94 Mya — about 10 occurrences94–90 Mya — about 28 occurrences90–86 Mya — about 8 occurrences86–83 Mya — about 50 occurrences83–79 Mya — about 88 occurrences79–75 Mya — about 88 occurrences75–71 Mya — about 106 occurrences71–68 Mya — about 169 occurrences68–64 Mya — about 71 occurrences168.2 Mya72.2 Mya177 Mya64 Mya

682 occurrences of Tyrannosauroidea on record, most of them in the Late Cretaceous. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

682 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

142 formations

Hell Creek — 47.80°N, 106.10°WHell Creek — 47.68°N, 106.43°WHell Creek — 47.54°N, 107.08°WHell Creek — 45.95°N, 103.96°WHell Creek — 46.10°N, 103.30°WHell Creek — 45.98°N, 103.75°WHell Creek — 46.18°N, 103.84°WHell Creek — 46.14°N, 103.80°WHell Creek — 46.41°N, 103.94°WHell Creek — 46.38°N, 103.96°WHell Creek — 46.45°N, 103.02°WHell Creek — 46.46°N, 104.02°WHell Creek — 46.33°N, 103.90°WHell Creek — 45.94°N, 103.95°WHell Creek — 47.52°N, 106.40°WHell Creek — 45.53°N, 101.63°WHell Creek — 47.62°N, 107.32°WHell Creek — 47.96°N, 106.46°WHell Creek — 47.57°N, 107.10°WHell Creek — 47.58°N, 106.30°WHell Creek — 47.07°N, 106.92°WHell Creek — 47.63°N, 106.20°WHell Creek — 46.90°N, 101.50°WHell Creek — 45.50°N, 104.16°WHell Creek — 45.65°N, 103.62°WHell Creek — 45.89°N, 104.55°WHell Creek — 45.06°N, 103.45°WHell Creek — 47.61°N, 106.90°WHell Creek — 45.73°N, 104.89°WHell Creek — 46.41°N, 103.50°WHell Creek — 47.73°N, 106.26°WHell Creek — 45.05°N, 101.97°WHell Creek — 47.60°N, 107.00°WHell Creek — 45.66°N, 105.08°WHell Creek — 45.89°N, 104.55°WHell Creek — 45.50°N, 103.10°WHell Creek — 45.64°N, 103.49°WHell Creek — 47.89°N, 106.31°WHell Creek — 45.00°N, 103.19°WHell Creek — 45.98°N, 105.04°WHell Creek — 47.10°N, 104.65°WHell Creek — 46.95°N, 107.24°WNemegt — 43.54°N, 99.60°ENemegt — 43.57°N, 100.48°ENemegt — 43.44°N, 100.37°ENemegt — 43.48°N, 100.36°ENemegt — 43.49°N, 101.28°ENemegt — 43.52°N, 101.05°ENemegt — 43.58°N, 100.44°ENemegt — 43.50°N, 101.05°ENemegt — 43.87°N, 100.01°ENemegt — 43.82°N, 99.98°ENemegt — 43.47°N, 99.83°ENemegt — 43.85°N, 100.14°ENemegt — 44.07°N, 102.67°ENemegt — 43.48°N, 100.46°ENemegt — 43.61°N, 100.57°ENemegt — 43.99°N, 101.28°ENemegt — 43.50°N, 100.33°EAguja — 29.32°N, 103.52°WAguja — 29.20°N, 103.20°WAguja — 29.10°N, 103.17°WAguja — 29.23°N, 103.57°WAguja — 29.29°N, 103.55°WDinosaur Park — 50.74°N, 111.53°WDinosaur Park — 50.72°N, 111.56°WDinosaur Park — 50.79°N, 111.60°WDinosaur Park — 50.75°N, 111.48°WDinosaur Park — 50.76°N, 111.44°WDinosaur Park — 50.84°N, 111.79°WDinosaur Park — 50.41°N, 110.29°WDinosaur Park — 50.68°N, 108.09°WDinosaur Park — 50.60°N, 111.62°WLance — 43.49°N, 104.46°WLance — 43.30°N, 104.37°WLance — 41.64°N, 107.65°WLance — 43.00°N, 104.50°WLance — 43.12°N, 104.64°WLance — 43.44°N, 104.41°WLance — 43.18°N, 104.53°WLance — 48.29°N, 105.84°WLance — 43.15°N, 104.57°WLance — 43.13°N, 104.49°WLance — 43.13°N, 104.07°WLance — 43.25°N, 104.65°WLance — 43.37°N, 104.70°WLance — 43.42°N, 104.49°WLance — 45.48°N, 104.19°WLance — 45.35°N, 105.24°WLance — 44.94°N, 108.85°WLance — 42.88°N, 105.85°WLance — 44.09°N, 109.18°WLance — 47.48°N, 104.48°WLance — 43.51°N, 104.43°WHorseshoe Canyon — 51.82°N, 112.98°WHorseshoe Canyon — 51.54°N, 112.82°WHorseshoe Canyon — 51.44°N, 112.70°WHorseshoe Canyon — 51.93°N, 112.93°WHorseshoe Canyon — 52.00°N, 112.88°WHorseshoe Canyon — 51.55°N, 112.87°WHorseshoe Canyon — 53.45°N, 113.55°WHorseshoe Canyon — 51.46°N, 112.67°WHorseshoe Canyon — 53.34°N, 113.89°WHorseshoe Canyon — 51.74°N, 112.97°WHorseshoe Canyon — 53.26°N, 113.81°WHorseshoe Canyon — 51.65°N, 112.90°WHorseshoe Canyon — 51.55°N, 112.88°WOldman — 49.08°N, 110.68°WOldman — 50.75°N, 111.49°WOldman — 49.10°N, 110.94°WOldman — 49.08°N, 110.84°WOldman — 49.16°N, 110.72°WOldman — 50.69°N, 111.62°WOldman — 49.29°N, 112.21°WOldman — 50.81°N, 111.63°WBissekty — 42.12°N, 62.66°EBissekty — 40.70°N, 72.60°EFerris — 41.94°N, 106.88°WFerris — 41.80°N, 107.00°WFerris — 41.96°N, 106.89°WTwo Medicine — 48.63°N, 113.75°WTwo Medicine — 48.65°N, 112.97°WTwo Medicine — 47.81°N, 112.18°WTwo Medicine — 47.82°N, 112.66°WTwo Medicine — 47.99°N, 112.28°WTwo Medicine — 47.63°N, 112.58°WTwo Medicine — 48.94°N, 112.64°WTwo Medicine — 47.77°N, 112.29°WTwo Medicine — 47.82°N, 112.44°WMilk River — 49.08°N, 111.44°WMilk River — 49.08°N, 111.48°WMilk River — 49.10°N, 111.80°WKirtland — 36.27°N, 108.17°WKirtland — 36.34°N, 108.08°WKirtland — 36.41°N, 108.35°WKirtland — 36.49°N, 108.57°WKirtland — 36.09°N, 108.01°WKirtland — 36.29°N, 108.55°WKirtland — 36.51°N, 108.32°WWapiti — 55.26°N, 118.51°WWapiti — 55.06°N, 119.11°WWapiti — 54.98°N, 119.56°WWapiti — 55.08°N, 119.53°WWapiti — 54.55°N, 119.55°WWapiti — 55.11°N, 120.89°WWapiti — 55.09°N, 118.93°WWapiti — 55.09°N, 119.99°WWapiti — 55.02°N, 119.43°WWapiti — 55.07°N, 118.69°WJudith River — 48.93°N, 110.58°WJudith River — 46.46°N, 109.41°WJudith River — 46.40°N, 109.66°WJudith River — 47.72°N, 109.64°WJudith River — 47.40°N, 109.65°WJudith River — 47.77°N, 108.95°WJudith River — 46.76°N, 108.00°WJudith River — 48.41°N, 106.87°WMorrison — 38.58°N, 108.40°WMorrison — 39.32°N, 110.69°WMorrison — 44.18°N, 103.34°WMorrison — 41.89°N, 106.00°WMorrison — 41.88°N, 106.11°WMorrison — 35.20°N, 103.82°WMorrison — 44.13°N, 107.53°WForemost — 50.07°N, 111.14°WForemost — 49.13°N, 110.87°WForemost — 50.05°N, 110.77°WForemost — 49.60°N, 111.00°WForemost — 49.94°N, 111.69°WForemost — 50.11°N, 111.77°WDenver — 39.75°N, 105.20°WDenver — 39.81°N, 105.01°WDenver — 39.87°N, 105.11°WDenver — 39.61°N, 105.02°WBostobe — 45.95°N, 64.65°EBostobe — 46.48°N, 64.43°EBostobe — 46.76°N, 64.33°EBostobe — 46.57°N, 63.87°EAguja — 28.94°N, 103.37°WAguja — 28.92°N, 103.34°WAguja — 28.99°N, 103.31°WAguja — 28.62°N, 103.45°WAguja — 29.00°N, 103.82°WAguja — 28.83°N, 103.30°WOjo Alamo — 36.17°N, 107.80°WOjo Alamo — 36.24°N, 108.89°WOjo Alamo — 36.30°N, 108.03°WOjo Alamo — 36.29°N, 108.10°WScollard — 51.80°N, 112.98°WScollard — 51.91°N, 113.03°WScollard — 51.93°N, 113.23°WScollard — 54.86°N, 115.46°WScollard — 54.86°N, 115.44°WScollard — 52.33°N, 113.12°WFruitland — 36.06°N, 107.97°WFruitland — 36.29°N, 108.23°WFruitland — 36.49°N, 108.49°WFruitland — 36.27°N, 108.25°WFruitland — 36.29°N, 108.55°WUdurchukan — 49.08°N, 130.86°EUdurchukan — 50.27°N, 127.48°ECedar Mountain — 39.05°N, 111.04°WCedar Mountain — 38.64°N, 111.37°WCedar Mountain — 38.64°N, 111.27°WCedar Mountain — 38.63°N, 111.23°W

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The named rock units Tyrannosauroidea has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 118 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 23 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Tyrannosauroidea and its relatives

Late Cretaceous

Where Tyrannosauroidea and its relatives were recorded in the Late Cretaceous.

Found in the same rock

1,182 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records 616 sites for Tyrannosauroidea, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

328 references

Each of the 682 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 316 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Tyrannosauroidea

Credit
nobody named on the record
Licence
not stated by the source
Commercial use
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No 3D scan of Tyrannosauroidea was found in Sketchfab.

Smithsonian Open Access and MorphoSource were not reached for this taxon, so this list is what the others held rather than everything there is.

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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What may have been alongside itCoelurosauria through timeFormations of the Late CretaceousThe world it lived on

Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Walker 1964