Tyrannosauridae

Tyrannosauridae is a family of coelurosaurian dinosaurs that comprises two subfamilies containing up to fifteen genera, including the eponymous Tyrannosaurus. The exact number of genera is controversial, with some experts recognizing as few as three. All of these animals lived near the end of the Cretaceous period and their fossils have been found only in North America and Asia. Well-known genera include Tyrannosaurus, Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Tarbosaurus, and Dynamoterror.

Tyrannosauridae

User:Therop User:Morosaurus shinyae Jordi Payà Tony Cairns ★Kumiko★ Kabacchi · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikipedia/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
Also called
tyrannosauridPBDB
Sits inside
TyrannosauroideaPBDB
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 49 million years on record.

The record covers at least 121.4 Mya to 72.2 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 143.1 Mya to 66 Mya.

Late Jurassic — about 0 of 515 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 8 of 515 occurrencesEarly CretaceousLate Cretaceous — about 507 of 515 occurrencesLate CretaceousPaleocene — about 0 of 515 occurrences145–142 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences142–139 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences139–137 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences137–134 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences134–131 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences131–129 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences129–126 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences126–123 Mya — about 0.8 occurrences123–121 Mya — about 0.9 occurrences121–118 Mya — about 1 occurrence118–115 Mya — about 1 occurrence115–113 Mya — about 1 occurrence113–110 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences110–107 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences107–105 Mya — about 0.4 occurrences105–102 Mya — about 0.5 occurrences102–99 Mya — about 1 occurrence99–97 Mya — about 2 occurrences97–94 Mya — about 2 occurrences94–91 Mya — about 3 occurrences91–89 Mya — about 3 occurrences89–86 Mya — about 2 occurrences86–83 Mya — about 32 occurrences83–80 Mya — about 55 occurrences80–78 Mya — about 55 occurrences78–75 Mya — about 55 occurrences75–72 Mya — about 55 occurrences72–70 Mya — about 97 occurrences70–67 Mya — about 102 occurrences67–64 Mya — about 43 occurrences121.4 Mya72.2 Mya145 Mya64 Mya

515 occurrences of Tyrannosauridae 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

515 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

90 formations

Hell 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 — 46.14°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 — 47.96°N, 106.46°WHell Creek — 47.07°N, 106.92°WHell Creek — 47.60°N, 106.27°WHell Creek — 47.63°N, 106.20°WHell Creek — 46.90°N, 101.50°WHell Creek — 45.65°N, 103.62°WHell Creek — 47.57°N, 107.08°WHell Creek — 45.06°N, 103.45°WHell Creek — 47.80°N, 106.10°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 — 43.52°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 — 43.49°N, 101.28°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°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°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, 104.07°WLance — 43.27°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°WFerris — 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°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 — 47.40°N, 109.65°WJudith River — 47.77°N, 108.95°WJudith River — 46.76°N, 108.00°WJudith River — 48.41°N, 106.87°WJudith River — 47.72°N, 109.64°WKirtland — 36.27°N, 108.17°WKirtland — 36.34°N, 108.08°WKirtland — 36.49°N, 108.57°WKirtland — 36.09°N, 108.01°WKirtland — 36.29°N, 108.55°WKirtland — 36.51°N, 108.32°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°WAguja — 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°WBostobe — 45.95°N, 64.65°EBostobe — 46.48°N, 64.43°EBostobe — 46.76°N, 64.33°EBostobe — 46.57°N, 63.87°EScollard — 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°WUdurchukan — 49.08°N, 130.86°EUdurchukan — 50.27°N, 127.48°EOjo Alamo — 36.17°N, 107.80°WOjo Alamo — 36.24°N, 108.89°WOjo Alamo — 36.29°N, 108.10°WJavelina — 29.43°N, 103.14°WJavelina — 29.44°N, 103.16°WKaiparowits — 37.45°N, 111.53°WKaiparowits — 37.49°N, 111.74°WKaiparowits — 37.40°N, 111.20°WCerro del Pueblo — 25.57°N, 101.33°WCerro del Pueblo — 25.67°N, 101.30°WCerro del Pueblo — 25.62°N, 101.05°WCerro del Pueblo — 25.54°N, 101.36°WWahweap — 37.59°N, 112.90°WWahweap — 37.60°N, 111.90°WWahweap — 37.19°N, 111.65°W

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The named rock units Tyrannosauridae has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 66 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 15 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Tyrannosauridae and its relatives

Late Cretaceous

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

Found in the same rock

859 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records 482 sites for Tyrannosauridae, 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

249 references

Each of the 515 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. 237 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 content3

Picture of Tyrannosauridae

Credit
User:Therop User:Morosaurus shinyae Jordi Payà Tony Cairns ★Kumiko★ Kabacchi
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Structured light scan

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Specimen
Tyrannosauridae indet. · dmnh:epv:149764

3D model

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Osborn 1906