LegendaryQianzhousaurus
Qianzhousaurus sinensis
chyen-JOH-SORE-us· “Qianzhou lizard”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🥩 carnivore🦴 Tyrannosauridae
9 m
Length
2.5 m
Height
750 kg
Weight
A long-snouted tyrannosaur nicknamed 'Pinocchio rex' for its slender, elongated snout — quite unlike the deep jaws of T. rex. It likely chased smaller, quicker prey across Late Cretaceous Asia.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~72–66 million years ago
Found in
China
Discovered
Junchang Lü, 2014
Did you know?
- Nicknamed 'Pinocchio rex' for its unusually long, slim snout.
- Its narrow jaws suited catching smaller, faster prey than T. rex.
- Confirmed long-snouted tyrannosaurs were a real group, not just juveniles.
Artwork: PaleoGeekSquared, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.