475:'''''Eotyrannus''''' (meaning "dawn tyrant") was a ] of ] ] ] hailing from the ] ] beds, included in ], located in the southwest coast of the ], ]. The remains (MIWG1997.550), consisting of assorted skull, axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton elements, from a juvenile or subadult, found in a plant debris clay bed, were described by Hutt ''et al.'' in early 2001.<ref name="huttetal01">Hutt, S., Naish, D., Martill, D.M., Barker, M.J., and Newbery, P. (2001). "A preliminary account of a new tyrannosauroid theropod from the Wessex Formation (Cretaceous) of southern England." ''Cretaceous Research'', '''22''': 227β242.</ref> The etymology of the generic name refers to the animals classification as an early tyrannosaur or "tyrant lizard", while the specific name honors the discoverer of the fossil.
468:'''''Eotyrannus''''' (meaning "dawn tyrant") was a ] of ] ] ] hailing from the ] ] beds, included in ], located in the southwest coast of the ], ]. The remains (MIWG1997.550), consisting of assorted skull, axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton elements, from a juvenile or subadult, found in a plant debris clay bed, were described by Hutt ''et al.'' in early 2001.<ref name="huttetal01">Hutt, S., Naish, D., Martill, D.M., Barker, M.J., and Newbery, P. (2001). "A preliminary account of a new tyrannosauroid theropod from the Wessex Formation (Cretaceous) of southern England." ''Cretaceous Research'', '''22''': 227β242.</ref> The etymology of the generic name refers to the animals classification as an early tyrannosaur or "tyrant lizard", while the specific name honors the discoverer of the fossil.
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