A Reinterpretation of Nanuqsaurus hoglundi (Tyrannosauridae) from the Prince Creek Formation, Alaska
scholarworks.alaska.edu
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
VERIFY:weight_max_kg: stored=1000 suggested=2000 confidence=medium — The original 500–900 kg figure was scaled from a 600–700 mm holotype skull of an immature individual, whereas the later reinterpretation scales the mature Alaskan tyrannosaurid skull to roughly 850–900 mm, implying an adult mass well above 1000 kg (comparable to Albertosaurus-grade tyrannosaurids). The stored maximum is also internally inconsistent with the stored 9 m maximum length.
Åpne kilde ↗A Diminutive New Tyrannosaur from the Top of the World
PLOS ONE
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Original description by Fiorillo & Tykoski (2014), whose phylogenetic analysis places Nanuqsaurus hoglundi within Theropoda: Tyrannosauroidea: Tyrannosauridae as a derived tyrannosaurine.
Åpne kilde ↗PBDB Taxon: Nanuqsaurus
Paleobiology Database
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Paleobiology Database taxon page listing the recorded occurrences, collections and stratigraphic/geographic range of Nanuqsaurus in the Late Cretaceous of northern Alaska, North America.
Åpne kilde ↗A Tidally Influenced, High-Latitude Coastal-Plain: The Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Prince Creek Formation, North Slope, Alaska
SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology) / GeoScienceWorld
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Sedimentological study reconstructing the Prince Creek Formation palaeoenvironment as a high-latitude, tidally influenced alluvial and coastal floodplain with meandering channels and seasonal flood deposits.
Åpne kilde ↗A Reinterpretation of Nanuqsaurus hoglundi (Tyrannosauridae) from the Prince Creek Formation of Northern Alaska
University of Alaska Fairbanks (ScholarWorks@UA)
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
University thesis reassessing the Nanuqsaurus material and its role as the carnivorous, apex tyrannosaurid predator of the Arctic Prince Creek fauna.
Åpne kilde ↗Basal ornithopod (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) teeth from the Prince Creek Formation (early Maastrichtian) of Alaska
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (Canadian Science Publishing)
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Extinct taxon; conservation status NE
Åpne kilde ↗A Diminutive New Tyrannosaur from the Top of the World
PLOS ONE
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Full peer-reviewed description of Nanuqsaurus hoglundi covering its anatomy, small body size, Arctic occurrence and palaeobiology, used as the general overview source.
Åpne kilde ↗A Diminutive New Tyrannosaur from the Top of the World
PLOS ONE
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Full peer-reviewed description of Nanuqsaurus hoglundi covering its anatomy, small body size, Arctic occurrence and palaeobiology, used as the general overview source.
Åpne kilde ↗A Diminutive New Tyrannosaur from the Top of the World
PLOS ONE
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Full peer-reviewed description of Nanuqsaurus hoglundi covering its anatomy, small body size, Arctic occurrence and palaeobiology, used as the general overview source.
Åpne kilde ↗A Diminutive New Tyrannosaur from the Top of the World
PLOS ONE
Sjekket: 6.9.2026
Full peer-reviewed description of Nanuqsaurus hoglundi covering its anatomy, small body size, Arctic occurrence and palaeobiology, used as the general overview source.
Åpne kilde ↗