Tyrannosaurus rex

First-Ever T. Rex Footprints Found in North Dakota

Paleontologists have found what they believe is the first trackway ever linked to an adult T. rex, a discovery that offers rare physical evidence of how the giant predator walked millions of years ago. The set of four footprints, stretching...

Scientists Discover Preserved Blood Vessels in T. Rex Dinosaur Fossil

Scientists have long searched for dinosaur DNA, but none has been recovered. The genetic material breaks down over time, making it unlikely to survive for millions of years. Instead, researchers rely on fossils to understand how these animals lived....

Bone Found in New Mexico Reveals Early Ancestor of T. Rex

A fossilized bone discovered decades ago in northwestern New Mexico may belong to an ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex), according to a new scientific study. Researchers say the bone could represent a giant predator that lived several million...

Nanotyrannus Dinosaur Discovery Rewrites T. rex History

A fossil long debated among paleontologists has confirmed that the Nanotyrannus dinosaur was not a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex but a fully distinct species, potentially reshaping scientific understanding of predator diversity in the late Cretaceous period. The breakthrough comes from the...

New Species of Dinosaur Discovered in Mongolia Reveals Unexpected Evolution

A newly discovered dinosaur species found in Mongolia is challenging what scientists thought they knew about a rare group of ancient plant-eaters. Researchers uncovered the fossil in the Gobi Desert during the construction of a water pipeline in the Bayanshiree...

1.7 Billion T-Rexes Roamed the Earth Before Going Extinct

Scientists have revised their calculations of the total number of Tyrannosaurus Rexes (T-Rexes) that ever lived on Earth. Most recent research indicates that a whopping 1.7 billion T-Rexes roamed our planet throughout its history. Back in April 2021, a study...

Man Found a 70-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Fossil But Kept It Secret

A man stumbled upon a seventy-million-year-old dinosaur fossil while walking his dog. He found it in Montouliers, Hérault, France about two years ago. However, he and local archaeologists decided to keep it a secret. This was because they were...