Tiny Tyrannosaur: T. Rex Body Plan Debuted In Raptorex, But 100th The Size
Thursday, September 17, 2009 - 15:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
When you think of Tyrannosaurus rex, a small set of striking physical traits comes to mind: an oversized skull with powerful jaws, tiny forearms and the muscular hind legs of a runner. But, researchers have just unearthed a much smaller tyrannosauroid in China, no more than three meters long, that displays all the same features -- and it predates the T. rex by tens of millions of years.