Yutyrannus was a theropod dinosaur that lived during the early Cretaceous period in what is now northeastern China related to T. rex. It had a length of 9 meters (30 feet) and an estimated weight of about 1.4 tonnes (3,120 lbs). It is known for being both the largest known feathered dinosaur and the biggest theropod with direct evidence of feathers so far.
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Video games
Jurassic Park: Builder
Yutyrannus became a limited edition dinosaur in Jurassic Park: Builder in 2012 and was the first dinosaur in the game to have feathers although the recently added Utahraptor has feathers.
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Jurassic World: The Game
Yutyrannus is one of the tournament dinosaurs in the game.
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Behind the Scenes
Yutyrannus was considered to appear in Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, where a baby was set to play a major role, but it was replaced by Bumpy the Ankylosaurus.
Trivia
- The Yutyrannus in Jurassic Park: Builder uses the same animations and sound effects of the Baryonyx, Carnotaurus, Spinosaurus, and Suchomimus.
- The Yutyrannus in Jurassic World: The Game uses the same animations and sound effects of the Tyrannosaurus rex, Carnotaurus, Majungasaurus, Allosaurus, Megalosaurus, Metriacanthosaurus, Rajasaurus, Giganotosaurus, Gorgosaurus, and Tyrannotitan, but unlike most, it has an accurate number of fingers: 3.
- The Yutyrannus in Jurassic World: The Game is one of the few tyrannosauroid in the game, the others being T. rex, Gorgosaurus, Guanlong, and Lythronax.
- The Yutyrannus in Jurassic Park: Builder is one of the few tyrannosauroid in the game, the others being T. rex, and Albertosaurus.
