January 1st, 2018 
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Name:Eotyrannus (Greek for “dawn tyrant”); pronounced EE-oh-tih-RAN-us
Habitat:Woodlands of Western Europe
Historical Period:Early Cretaceous (125-120 million years ago)
Size and Weight:About 15 feet long and 300-500 pounds
Diet:Meat
Distinguishing Characteristics:Small size; relatively long arms with grasping hands
About Eotyrannus
The tiny tyrannosaur Eotyrannus lived during the early Cretaceous period, about 50 million years before more famous relatives like Tyrannosaurus Rex–and, following a common theme in evolution, this dinosaur was much smaller than its giant descendant (the same way the first, mouse-sized mammals of the Mesozoic Era were much smaller than the whales and elephants that evolved from them).
Eotyrannus (Greek for “dawn tyrant”)
One of the most remarkable things about Eotyrannus is that its remains were discovered on England’s Isle of Wight–western Europe isn’t exactly famous for its tyrannosaurs! From an evolutionary point of view, however, this makes sense: we know that the earliest tyrannosaurs (like the 25-pound, feathered Dilong) lived a few million years before Eotyrannus in eastern Asia, while the largest tyrannosaurs (like the multi-ton T.
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