1.1" Nanotyrannus Tyrannosaurus Fossil Tooth Dinosaur Lance Creek FM WY COA

Location: Lance Creek Formation, Weston County, Wyoming (Private Land Origin)

Weight: 0.5 Ounces

Dimensions: 1.1 Inches Long, 0.5 Inches Wide, 0.3 Inches Thick 

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Late Cretaceous, 67 Million Years Old 

Name: Nanotryannus

Type: Carnivore

Size: 5 meters in length.

Nanotyrannus, meaning 'dwarf tyrant,' is a contentious genus within tyrannosaurids and is widely considered to represent a juvenile Tyrannosaurus specimen. Known from a small skull dated between 72.1 and 66 million years ago, it is distinguished from adult Tyrannosaurus rex primarily by dental morphology, possessing 14-15 teeth per side in the maxilla and 16 per side in the lower jaw, compared to T. rex’s generally lower tooth counts of 11-12 and 11-14, respectively. Additionally, fused cranial bones contribute to the differentiation. These theropods likely exhibited pack or paired hunting strategies to prey on sizeable Late Cretaceous fauna such as ceratopsians and hadrosaurs.