Nanuqsaurus

Nanuqsaurus
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous, 70–68 Ma
Reconstructed skeleton, Perot Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: Tyrannosauridae
Subfamily: Tyrannosaurinae
Genus: Nanuqsaurus
Fiorillo & Tykoski, 2014
Type species
Nanuqsaurus hoglundi
Fiorillo & Tykoski, 2014

Nanuqsaurus (meaning "polar bear lizard") is a genus of tyrannosaurine theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous period (middle Maastrichtian age) Prince Creek Formation of the North Slope of Alaska, having lived roughly 70-68 million years ago. It contains a single species, Nanuqsaurus hoglundi, known only from a partial skull and multiple undescribed postcranial and teeth elements.