Khankhuuluu mongoliensis Scale:1:35 This bump on the snout

This bump on the snout

allowing it to feed on large prey like other herbivorous dinosaurs

Sus brazos

represents one of the most striking examples of how

Khankhuuluu mongoliensis Scale:1:35 This bump on the snoutKhankhuuluu 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