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Dinosaur Remains

EOTYRANNUS

Eotyrannus lengi, one of the most recent Isle of Wight dinosaur discoveries, is very important because it may be the earliest tyrannosauroid ever found, pre-dating Tyrannosaurus rex by nearly 80 million years. There is only one incomplete skeleton, the holotype, IWCMS 1997.550. The bones are quite fragile and they are entombed in a very hard matrix. Eotyrannus is still being studied, but Dinosaur Isle displays parts of the skull and various hand elements, along with a superb life-sized restoration.

Superfamily: Tyrannosauroidea
Size: 4 - 5m long
Food: Meat
What does the name mean? Eotyrannus (‘dawn tyrant’) lengi (of Mr Leng, who discovered its remains).


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PO36 8QA

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