TheropodaTyrannosauroideaMIWG1997.550

Eotyrannus lengi

Known skeletal material of Eotyrannus lengi, estimated length ~5 m: preserved elements shown in white against a black body silhouette.
Known material · Scale bar = 1 meter
Taxon
Eotyrannus lengi Hutt et al., 2001
Specimen
MIWG1997.550
Estimated length
~5.3 m (17 feet)
View
Left lateral
Basis
Known material only — too incompletely known to restore
Drawing
© Scott Hartman
Drawn
2004, revised 2026
Clade
  1. Theropoda
  2. Tetanurae
  3. Coelurosauria
  4. Tyrannosauroidea

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An early, small-bodied member of the tyrannosaur lineage from the Early Cretaceous of the Isle of Wight, England. Unlike its later giant relatives, Eotyrannus retained long arms with well-developed grasping hands. The type (and only known) specimen, MIWG1997.550, is tantalizing but somewhat fragmentary, so only the known elements have been shown here.

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