Suskityrannus

Suskityrannus hazelae

Suskityrannus — scientific reconstruction

Suskityrannus (meaning "coyote tyrant", suski meaning "coyote" in Zuni) is a genus of small tyrannosauroid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of southern Laramidia. It contains a single species, Suskityrannus hazelae, and the type specimen was found in the Turonian-aged Moreno Hill Formation of the Zuni Basin in western New Mexico.

Family
Tyrannosauroidea
Order
Saurischia
Period
Cretaceous (93.9–89.8 Ma)
Diet
Carnivore
Length
3.0 m
Weight
100–150 kg
Type locality
Moreno Hill Formation, New Mexico, USA
Holotype
MSM P4754
PBDB
txn:395956

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