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New T-Rex ancestor discovered in drawers of Mongolian institute
Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of ...
Scientists discover ‘dragon prince’ dinosaur, the T. Rex's missing ancestor
Altogether, the pieces reveal a slender tyrannosaur that roamed Cretaceous Mongolia about 86 million years ago and was about ...
Newly Discovered Dinosaur Is T. Rex’s Awkward Cousin
Scientists have discovered a new species of tyrannosauroid—the group of dinosaurs that includes Tyrannosaurus rex. The ...
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New dinosaur species related to T. Rex discovered
Fossils found 50 years ago were initially thought to belong to another species. Paleontologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that was related to the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex.
Newly identified T. rex ancestor is "missing link" between apex predators, dinosaur researchers say
Apex predators, like the Tyrannosaurus rex, eventually arose from smaller-bodied tyrannosauroid dinosaurs called Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the study's researchers said.
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'Dragon Prince' fossil is closest known ancestor of T rex, researchers say
Now recognised as the closest known ancestor of all tyrannosaurs, Khankhuuluu is estimated to be 86 million years old. It ...
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The 'dragon prince' that existed before the tyrant king’s rise to domination
A new species of dinosaur that was probably a princely ancestor of T. rex, the king of the dinosaurs, has been identified ...
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Meet the Dragon Prince: The Closest Known Ancestor to T-Rex
Those bones belong to a new species, now named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, or “Prince of Dragons.” This slim, fast-moving ...