The king of the dinosaurs has finally found its prince. A team of paleontologists from the University of Calgary has discovered a new species of dinosaur, called Khankhuuluu, that is the closest ...

Apex predators, like the Tyrannosaurus rex, eventually arose from smaller-bodied tyrannosauroid dinosaurs called Khankhuuluu ...

Mapusaurus Time Period: Lived approximately 97–93 million years ago during the late Cretaceous, around the same time as Giganotosaurus and before T. rex. Diet: Likely specialized in hunting ...

Since the closest-known relatives of Tyrannosaurus are from Mongolia, Dr. Holtz said, some researchers argued that Tyrannosaurus represented a specific group that crossed a land bridge from Asia.

Paleontologists know a lot about Tyrannosaurus rex from the abundance of fossilized specimens they’ve found throughout North America. They know, for instance, that the theropod had sharp, serrated ...

The two creatures — a Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops — appear to have killed each other prior to their fossilization. ... frozen in time, ... watch these 5 before they go. Entertainment.

The museum said in a press release that the T. rex, which is perhaps the largest and most dangerous terrestrial predator of all time, "suddenly appeared" in North America about 66 million years ago.

The newest addition to the tyrannosaur family, the discovery of this "dragon prince from Mongolia" sheds light on the origins of Tyrannosaurus rex. Illustration by Julius Csotonyi ...

A rendering shows Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis, a newly discovered relative of Tyrannosaurus rex. The creature likely roamed Earth up to 7 million years before T. rex. Sergey Krasovkiy/Courtesy of New ...

T. Rex was an apex predator that research indicates could consume around 500 pounds of meat in a single bite of its powerful 4-foot-long jaws, which featured an array of razor-sharp, serrated teeth.

Tyrannosaurus rex is likely the most famous dinosaur known to man. Not only was this mega-beast the largest predator in its ecosystem, it also had teeth as long as your forearm and a bite force to ...