Re: Dwarf Tyrannosaurs?

[Natasha Ramsey <dinobabe@earthlink.net>]

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I do believe you are taking about the
_Nanotyrannus_ or "Pygmy Tyrant."  It was found in 1988 in Montana and is from
the Late Cretaceous.  It is about 17' long.  Hope this helps!

Larry Febo wrote:

> I remember reading an article about discovery of a small species of
> tyrannosaur. Now, this is going back about maybe 15 to 20 years ago. May
> have been in  Natural History Magazine I was subscribed to at the time (from
> American Museum of Natl History NYC),...may have been Discover Mag...not
> sure.
>
> My question....are there any?? Or were these just determined to be
> juveniles? In the past year of crusing the internets Dino websites, and
> reading the latest popular books, I find no mention of such dwarfs.



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Natasha Ramsey

University of Memphis
Student of Geological Sciences