tyrannosaurid

Definitions

noun Any of various theropod dinosaurs of the family Tyrannosauridae of the Cretaceous Period, characterized by short deep jaws with large teeth, long hind limbs, and short forelimbs, and including T. rex.

[From New Latin Tyrannosauridae, family name, from Tyrannosaurus, type genus; see tyrannosaurus.]

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Although T. rex was scaly, he was the direct descendant of a small tyrannosaurid that had feathers.

Tracking T. Rex's Growth 2010
Bistahieversor, though, gives good hints that the Big Bend tyrannosaurid was something completely new.

Meet Abydosaurus and Bistahieversor greygirlbeast 2010
An artist's life restoration scale model of Fruitadens haagarorum (note the tyrannosaurid skull in the background).

Uppity Authors, Scary Vampires, and Whatnot greygirlbeast 2009
Today, a new species of tyrannosaurid has been described.

Life's Time Capsule: The making of "Once Upon A Claw" Weapon of Mass Imagination 2009
Today, a new species of tyrannosaurid has been described.

Life's Time Capsule: Making of Arambourgiania Family Unit: Composition Peter Bond 2009
Today, a new species of tyrannosaurid has been described.

Life's Time Capsule: THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PTEROSAUR GALLERY... Nima 2009
Today, a new species of tyrannosaurid has been described.

Life's Time Capsule: Art Evolved in EARTH Magazine Glendon Mellow 2009
Today, a new species of tyrannosaurid has been described.

Life's Time Capsule: Making a 3D Pterosaur Flap Weapon of Mass Imagination 2009
Today, a new species of tyrannosaurid has been described.

Life's Time Capsule: The Odds and Ends #1 Gallery Weapon of Mass Imagination 2009
Today, a new species of tyrannosaurid has been described.

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