Eotyrannus

Eotyrannus; Temporal range: Barremian; ~
	Known skeletal elements
	Skeletal diagram
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	Tyrannoraptora
Superfamily:	†Tyrannosauroidea
Clade:	†Pantyrannosauria
Genus:	†Eotyrannus; Hutt et al., 2001
Species:	†E. lengi
Binomial name
	†Eotyrannus lengi; Hutt et al., 2001
Synonyms
	Fusinasus Hunt, 2002 (nomen nudum); Gavinosaurus (nomen nudum); Lengosaurus (nomen nudum);

Eotyrannus (meaning "dawn tyrant") is a genus of tyrannosauroid theropod dinosaur hailing from the Early Cretaceous Wessex Formation beds, included in Wealden Group, located in the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. 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.^[1] The etymology of the generic name refers to the animal's classification as an early tyrannosaur or "tyrant lizard", while the specific name honors the discoverer of the fossil.

^ Hutt, S.; Naish, D.; Martill, D.M.; Barker, M.J.; Newbery, P. (2001). "A preliminary account of a new tyrannosauroid theropod from the Wessex Formation (Cretaceous) of southern England" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 22: 227–242. doi:10.1006/cres.2001.0252.

[huttetal01-1] Hutt, S.; Naish, D.; Martill, D.M.; Barker, M.J.; Newbery, P. (2001). "A preliminary account of a new tyrannosauroid theropod from the Wessex Formation (Cretaceous) of southern England" (PDF). Cretaceous Research. 22: 227–242. doi:10.1006/cres.2001.0252.

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