A newly identified dinosaur species from Mongolia is rewriting the history of the T. rex family tree. Dubbed the “Dragon Prince” (scientifically named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis), this prehistoric ...

For decades, a small tyrannosaur skull has divided paleontologists over whether it belonged to a separate species or a teenage Tyrannosaurus rex. New research anchored in the spectacular “Dueling ...

(CN) — A fossil long at the center of one of paleontology’s fiercest debates has finally given up its secret, and it’s rewriting what scientists know about Tyrannosaurus rex. Researchers studying the ...

Paleontologists have long debated whether small tyrannosaurs were their own species or simply teenage T. rexes. This debate just got a major shake-up. Reading time 3 minutes Researchers claim to have ...

(Reuters) -A newly identified mid-sized dinosaur from Mongolia dubbed the "Dragon Prince" has been identified as a pivotal forerunner of Tyrannosaurus rex in an illuminating discovery that has helped ...

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The debate over Nanotyrannus’ identity is finally over. A remarkably preserved fossil proves it was a mature species, not a teenage T. rex. This discovery rewrites how scientists understand ...

It's known as the "Dueling Dinosaurs" fossil: A triceratops and a tyrannosaur, skeletons entangled, locked in apparent combat right up until the moment of their mutual demise. Even in the Hell Creek ...

For many years, paleontologists have debated about whether there was a smaller relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex, or if those smaller fossils were really just awkward teenage versions of the king of ...

Is a mysterious, small tyrannosaur fossil from Montana just a juvenile? Or did tiny tyrannosaurs once walk the Earth? New research published in the journal Nature on October 30 offers evidence that ...

Evidence suggests dinosaurs like tyrannosaurs were probably best suited to a version of the doggy paddle. Despite what's depicted in movies and books, the real Tyrannosaurus rex was likely an awkward ...