A reexamination of fossils found in Mongolia has revealed a previously unknown “missing link” species that led to dinosaurs ...

Those bones belong to a new species, now named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, or “Prince of Dragons.” This slim, fast-moving ...

Learn more about a newly discovered dinosaur species that is now the closest-known ancestor to the Tyrannosaurs.

A reexamination of fossils found in Mongolia has revealed a previously unknown “missing link” species that led to dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex. ‘Dragon prince’ dinosaur discovery is ...

A reexamination of fossils found in Mongolia has revealed a previously unknown “missing link” species that led to dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex.

David C. Parris, 66, of West Windsor, curator of natural history at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton, holds a Tyrannosaurus rex toe bone May 4. Behind him is a cast of a T-Rex skull. Bill Gross ...

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 ...

This handout artist's illustration made available by University of Calgary on June 6, 2025, shows the newly discovered dinosaur species Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, an ancestor of Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Paleontologists have identified Khankhuuluu as the closest known ancestor of T. rex, shedding new light on Tyrannosaur ...