@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev T. rex fossil leads researchers to new species of shark Scientists examining rock left over from the discovery of a fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex recently came across a surprise: shark teeth. The huge meat-eating dinosaur, the remains of which were extricated in the 1990s, was not killed by a shark. But, scientists said on […]
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WFS News: New T Rex fossil discovered
August 21st, 2016 Riffin
@ WFS,T Rex,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T sajeev A significant new Tyrannosaurus rex fossil has been unearthed by palaeontologists from the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture and the University of Washington (UW). The find includes a nearly complete skull. Despite the fact it is one of the most iconic and well-known dinosaurs, […]
Long Lost Cousin of T. Rex Identified by Scientists
May 6th, 2013 Riffin
Scientists have identified a new species of gigantic theropod dinosaur, a close relative of T. rex, from fossil skull and jaw bones discovered in China. According to findings published online on April 1, 2011 in the scientific journal Cretaceous Research, the newly named dinosaur species Zhuchengtyrannus magnus probably measured about 11 metres long, stood about […]