Zhuchengtyrannus

Zhuchengtyrannus
Classification
Phylum	Chordata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Reptilia
Subclass	Diapsida
Superorder	Dinosauria
Order	Saurischia
Suborder	Theropoda
Superfamily	Tyrannosauroidea
Family	Tyrannosauridae
Subfamily	Tyrannosaurinae
Genus	Zhuchengtyrannus
1st Species	Zhuchengtyrannus magnus
Other Attributes
Time Range	73.5-70 mya
Location	China
Name Meaning	Zhucheng tyrant
Physical Dimensions	10.6 meters (though there is a specimen that may be on par with the largest T.rex in size)
Weight	5-6 tonnes (though there is a specimen that may be on par with the biggest T.rex in size)
Diet	Carnivore

Zhuchengtyrannus is a tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China. It was named in 2011 by David W. E. Hone and his associates. It was one of the largest coelurosaurian theropods to exist, only beaten in size by the more famous Tyrannosaurus.

Physiology

Zhuchengtyrannus was a giant theropod with a bulky body, a long tail, short arms with 2 fingers on each hand, and a large head with a mouth containing lots of big teeth. Similar to those of its North American cousin, Tyrannosaurus, its eye sockets were placed near the front of its head, allowing for binocular vision. Its body would have been covered in scaly skin.

Diet

Zhuchengtyrannus was a predator, preying on ceratopsids, hadrosaurs, and ankylosaurs. Its teeth had knife-like serrations from back to back, and were designed for crushing bone.

Ecology

So far, all we know about Zhuchengtyrannus is that its forward-facing eyes would have allowed it to have good binocular vision, and it was a relatively fast runner due to its leg proportions.