with an estimated top speed of about 20 to 27 kilometers per hour

consistent with a lifestyle in open environments such as savannas or scrub areas

approximately between 155 and 150 million years ago

Height 174 mm

Khankhuuluu mongoliensis Scale:1:20 with an estimated top speedKhankhuuluu 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