rather than charging at large herbivores

Longitud hocico-cola 143 mm

although muscular and functional

contributing to its survival and evolutionary success

sturdy molars (hypssodonts) of extant horses

Khankhuuluu mongoliensis Scale:1:20 rather than charging at largeKhankhuuluu mongoliensis is a basal tyrannosauroid theropod from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia, known from fossil remains in Gobi Desert deposits. This taxon represents a relatively early stage in the evolution of the Tyrannosauroidea lineage, predating the emergence of the large tyrannosaurids at the end of the Cretaceous. Its morphology displays a combination of primitive traits and characteristics that foreshadow the anatomy of the giant