Dinosauria›Reptilia›Theropoda›Deinocheiridae
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Tyrannomimus Tyrannomimus fukuiensis Hattori et al. 2023

/tˈɪɹɐnˌɑːmɪməs/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 121.4–113.2 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore, omnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding

Where It Was Found

Country
Japan
Region
Fukui
Formation
Kitadani
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Japan. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Tyrannomimus fukuiensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 121.4–113.2 million years ago. It was a herbivore, omnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Fukui, Japan. It was named by Hattori et al. 2023. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Tyrannomimus fukuiensis sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Tyrannomimus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Tyrannomimus fukuiensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

coexisted–with
Iguanodon
Iguanodon bernissartensis
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coexisted–with
Mantellisaurus
Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis
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coexisted–with
Malawisaurus
Malawisaurus dixeyi
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coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis
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coexisted–with
Sibirotitan
Sibirotitan astrosacralis
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same–clade
Bannykus
Bannykus wulatensis
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same–clade
Sinotyrannus
Sinotyrannus kazuoensis
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same–clade
Xiongguanlong
Xiongguanlong baimoensis
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