The Tyrannosaurus rex may have been one of the mightiest beasts to roam the ancient Earth — though whether he was more of a scavenger than a predator has been the topic of much debate — but Rex might have never existed at all if not for his much smaller predecessors.
A newly discovered species of Tyrannosaur found in Utah is helping scientists to better understand how Tyrannosaurs arrived on the continent and spread across North America. It’s an ancestor of the Rex, but unlike its much larger successor this new species, called Moros intrepidus, wasn’t the top of its food chain.
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Newly discovered Tyrannosaur species was just a little fella originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 22 Feb 2019 at 13:16:58 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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