Fossils found 50 years ago were initially thought to belong to another species. Paleontologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that was related to the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex. The dino ...

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In an exciting paleontological discovery, researchers have identified a massive prehistoric predator that far surpassed the size of its T. rex ancestor. Named Ulughbegasaurus, this creature reigned as ...

A new carnivore has come to town — 165 million years ago at least. The Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus, a new species and genus of theropod dinosaur, has been discovered in Kyrgyzstan by an expedition team of ...

Scientists have identified a never-before-seen species of dinosaur called the dragon prince — a prehistoric predator that set tyrannosaurs on the path to ruling Earth. This newly discovered relative ...

Call it shovel and pail-eontology. Three North Dakota boys made the extraordinary discovery of a highly rare Tyrannosaurus rex fossil that could change what we know about dinosaurs. Now, the ...