Genus: Asiatyrannus ZHENG, JIN, XIE & DU, 2024
Etymology: In reference to Asia, and Latin, tyrannus, "king or tyrant." To emphasize that this si the new tyrannosaur collected from Asia.

Species: xyu ZHENG, JIN, XIE & DU, 2024
Etymology: In honor of Dr. Xing Xu (Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), a distinguished dinosaurologist who contributed greatly to the study of dinosaurs from China, including the research of several tyrannosaurs: Guanlong, Dilong, and Yuturannus. Dr. Xing Xu has also been a greeat supporter of the paleontological research and science popularization work of the Zhejiang Museum of Natural History.

Holotype: ZHMNH M30360

Locality: Shahe Town, Nankang District, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China.

Horizon: Nanxiong Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Maastrichtian Stage, Late Senonian Subepoch, Late Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: A nearly complete skull and partial disarticulated postcranial skeleton, including caudal vertebrae, right femur, tibia, and fibula, metatarsals, pedal phalanges, and a partial midshaft of the left tibia, fibula and metatarsals.