Eotyrannus

Pronunciation:
ee-oh-ti-ran-us
Name meaning:
'dawn tyrant'
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
5.0m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Early Cretaceous, 127-121 million years ago
Found in:
England,
United Kingdom

Eotyrannus is known from a partial skull and partial skeleton.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Tyrannosauroidea
Named by:
Hutt, Naish, Martill, Barker and Newberry (2001)
Type species:
lengi