Tyrannosauroidea

† Tyrannosauroidea is the superfamily containing tyrannosaurids and related smaller forms, documented from Late Cretaceous North America. Early members were small-bodied predators that gradually evolved into the enormous apex predators of the late Cretaceous.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Tyrannosauroidea was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Tyrannosauroidea lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.