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Skeletal Reconstruction - Nanuqsaurus hoglundi (Remastered)

A remastered version of the previous Nanuqsaurus (adult) skeletal, done for Nanuqsaurus day.
Multiple reconstructive choices done based off phylogenetics. As Nanuqsaurus is placed basal to both Daspletosaurini and Tyrannosaurini, anatomical traits from Daspletosaurus, Teratophoenus, and Albertosaurus were used.
Nanuqsaurus is an alaskan tyrannosaur known from the Prince Creek Formation. Although it is often known as a "dwarf tyrant" (which in this case isn't a literal translaton), it is hypothised and proven that the holotype is a younger individual "We note that other Prince Creek Formation tyrannosaurid material in the UAMES collection do not support the assertion that Nanuqsaurus is a diminutive, small-bodied tyrannosaur. Rather, adult-sized teeth and isolated postcranial elements suggest an adult body size more closely comparable to other North American tyrannosaurid taxa, such as Albertosaurus sarcophagus" (Druckenmiller et al., 2021).
More Nanuqsaurus content meant to improve my previous works will appear later.
Scalebar based off hypothetical adult size.

References;
-Druckenmiller, Patrick S.; Erickson, Gregory M.; Brinkman, Donald; Brown, Caleb M.; Eberle, Jaelyn J. (2021-08-23). "Nesting at extreme polar latitudes by non-avian dinosaurs". Current Biology. 31 (16): 3469–3478.e5. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.041. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 34171301. S2CID 235631483.
-Fiorillo, A. R; Tykoski, R. S (2014). Dodson, Peter (ed.). "A Diminutive New Tyrannosaur from the Top of the World". PLoS ONE. 9 (3): e91287. Bibcode:2014PLoSO...991287F. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091287. PMC 3951350. PMID 24621577.