Fossil overlooked for 100 years ID'd as new dinosaur species
A fossil discovered 100 years ago in the U.K. has been identified as a previously unknown cousin of the T. rex, and it "definitely would have chased us."
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A fossil discovered 100 years ago in the U.K. has been identified as a previously unknown cousin of the T. rex, and it "definitely would have chased us."
The T. rex, nicknamed Gus, is a towering figure, standing at 12.5 feet fall and roughly 38 feet long.
The discovery "rewrites decades of research on Earth's most famous predator," the study's co-author said.
Apex predators, like the Tyrannosaurus rex, eventually arose from smaller-bodied tyrannosauroid dinosaurs called Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the study's researchers said.
The "Teen Rex" is one of just four young T. rex fossils that have been found on Earth.
The researchers determined it predated T. rex by up to 7 million years, showing that tyrannosaurs were in North America long before paleontologists previously thought.
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The 200-pound skull fossil, nicknamed Maximus, is being sold by an owner who wishes to remain anonymous, the auction house said.
The rare bones were found by amateur fossil hunters on the Isle of Wight.
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