Genus
Valid Extinct

Tanycolagreus

Carpenter et al. 2005

Tanycolagreus is a genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic of the U.S. states of Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Tanycolagreus
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Tanycolagreus (holotype specimen), on display at the Museum of Ancient Life, Utah. © Etemenanki3 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Tanycolagreus Genus
Measurements
Length
4 m ⓘ
Mass
120 kg ⓘ
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇺🇸 United States
4
Geological formations
Morrison
4
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
4
Species (1)
Tanycolagreus topwilsoni 155 Ma
Images 7
Bibliography
Original description
K. Carpenter, C. A. Miles, and K. C. Cloward. 2005. New small theropod from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming. The Carnivorous Dinosaurs. Indiana University Press, Bloomington
Bibliography (2)
J. R. Foster, D. C. Pagnac, and R. K. Hunt-Foster. 2020. An unusually diverse northern biota from the Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), Black Hills, Wyoming. Geology of the Intermountain West 7:29-67 DOI ↗
K. Carpenter, C. A. Miles, and K. C. Cloward. 2005. New small theropod from the Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming. The Carnivorous Dinosaurs. Indiana University Press, Bloomington