Tyrannosauroidea
E676543
Tyrannosauroidea is a superfamily of large-bodied, predominantly bipedal theropod dinosaurs that includes the iconic predator Tyrannosaurus rex and its close relatives.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur superfamily
ⓘ
theropod clade ⓘ |
| bodySizeTrend | large-bodied in derived forms ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
banana-shaped serrated teeth
ⓘ
massive skull in derived taxa ⓘ powerful hindlimbs ⓘ reduced forelimbs in derived taxa ⓘ |
| clade | Coelurosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| contains |
basal small-bodied forms
ⓘ
derived giant apex predators ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| extinctionEvent | Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherTaxon | Coelurosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesFamily | Proceratosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Albertosaurus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alioramus NERFINISHED ⓘ Appalachiosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Bistahieversor NERFINISHED ⓘ Daspletosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Dilong NERFINISHED ⓘ Dryptosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Eotyrannus NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorgosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Guanlong NERFINISHED ⓘ Lythronax NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanuqsaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Proceratosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarbosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Teratophoneus NERFINISHED ⓘ Thanatotheristes NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrannosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrannosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrannosaurus rex NERFINISHED ⓘ Yutyrannus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tyrannosaurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember | Tyrannosaurus rex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| subdivisionRanks | families ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Dinosauria ⓘ |
| taxonRank | superfamily ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Early Cretaceous
ⓘ
Late Cretaceous ⓘ Late Jurassic ⓘ Middle Jurassic ⓘ |
| typicalLocomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.