LegendaryNanuqsaurus
Nanuqsaurus hoglundi
nah-NOOK-SORE-us· “polar bear lizard”
🕰️ Cretaceous🥩 carnivore🦴 Tyrannosauridae
6 m
Length
2 m
Height
800 kg
Weight
A tyrannosaur that lived inside the ancient Arctic Circle, smaller than T. rex — perhaps shrunk to survive the long, dark, food-poor polar winters.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~70–68 million years ago
Found in
United States
Discovered
Anthony Fiorillo, 2014
Did you know?
- It lived in the freezing, dark Arctic.
- It was smaller than T. rex, maybe to cope with scarce winter food.
- Its name means 'polar bear lizard' in the Iñupiaq language.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.