A museum in the United States has discovered a fossil previously thought to be from a Tyrannosaurus rex was actually from the dinosaur's distant cousin. Scientists reassessed the piece of skull at the ...

An artist's illustration of Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis. Paleontologists have uncovered a never-before-seen tyrannosaur species in North America that has been masquerading as a Tyrannosaurus rex for ...

If Tyrannosaurus rex is too mainstream, discerning 10-year-olds may now have a new name to spout when asked their favorite dinosaur – Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis. The newly identified species appears to ...

A rendering of Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis, a newly identified relative of T. rex. A partial skull on view at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science was key to the discovery. Researchers ...

A team of researchers, including those from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS), say the discovery of a new dinosaur subspecies is believed to be a more primitive and older ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Buried in a lake, a newly discovered species of dinosaur waited millions of years—about 70 million—to be found. A group of scientists, including Harrisburg University of Science and ...

Tyrannosaurus rex is arguably the most famous dinosaur of all time. It has been the subject of considerable scientific research, and the focus of lunchboxes and bedsheets for generations. In 1993, T.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Researchers just announced a new Tyrannosaurus species based on a fossil found in New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir in 1983. What’s now known as the Tyrannosaurus ...

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