<i>Nanuqsaurus hoglundi</i>, a Pygmy Tyrannosaur (IMAGE)

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<i>Nanuqsaurus hoglundi</i>, a Pygmy Tyrannosaur

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Paleontologists from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas have discovered a new genus and species of a pygmy tyrannosaur that once roamed the ancient Arctic lands of Northern Alaska. The animal has been formally named Nanuqsaurus hoglundi.

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ILLUSTRATION BY KAREN CARR

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