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From: Diminutive fleet-footed tyrannosauroid narrows the 70-million-year gap in the North American fossil record

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Location of holotype locality for M. intrepidus (NCSM 33392). (a) Global view showing extent of Cedar Mountain Formation outcrop in central Utah, (b) generalized stratigraphic section outcrop of the Cedar Mountain Formation in area of discovery, and (c) silhouette of M. intrepidus showing recovered elements. Isolated indet. tyrannosauroid premaxillary tooth (NCSM 33393) recovered from nearby strata in (d) occlusal, (e) mesiodistal, and (f) lingual views. Holotype specimen of M. intrepidus (NCSM 33392) composed of (g) femur, (h) tibia, (i) fourth metatarsal, (j) second metatarsal, and (k) pedal phalanges of the fourth digit. Scale bar (c) 1 m, (g–k) 5 mm. (d–f) Enlarged to show detail, not to scale

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