Thomas Holtz, Jr., a vertebrate paleontologist at the University of Maryland, told Live Science that he thought the T. rex leather claim was "misleading" after reading the announcement.

They found T. rex had between 250 million and 1.7 billion neurons, similar to the count in crocodiles. The Brazilian study, in contrast, estimated 3.3 billion neurons for T. rex, similar to that ...

The newly identified tyrannosaur species is the closest known relative of T. rex and could have been even larger than the famous dinosaur king. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

While Tarbosaurus, an ancestor of T. rex, clocked in at between 3,000 and 6,000 kilograms (6,613 pounds and 13,227 pounds), the fleet-footed Khankhuuluu mongoliensis likely weighed only around 750 ...

by: Jesse Gill Posted: Jun 11, 2025 / 06:39 PM PDT Updated: Jun 11, 2025 / 06:39 PM PDT A newly identified dinosaur species from Mongolia is rewriting the history of the T. rex family tree.

T. rex is the deadliest land predator ever to live, and there has long been a fascination with the dinosaur that has been extinct for about 66 million years. Khankhuuluu, a newly discovered ...

The oldest preserved DNA on record, found in Greenland, is approximately 2 million years old, while T. rex went extinct 66 million years ago, reports Live Science.

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that was related to the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex. The dino fossils, two partial skeletons found in Gobi Desert in Mongolia in the 1970s ...

(See how these fierce dinos evolved in our pages over 100 years.) The new study suggests, however, that the direct ancestors of T. rex, did not evolve in North America.

SCIENCE New dinosaur species similar to T. rex found in Asia: 'One of the most significant' discoveries Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus is the first theropod dinosaur to be found in Kyrgyzstan ...

While most of the animals are animatronic (except for the live ones we are used to), there are two that are stationary for photos: the Megalodon head and T-Rex. Jones pointed out that “If you ...