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 ...

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 ...

A newly identified mid-sized dinosaur from Mongolia dubbed the "Dragon Prince" has been identified as a pivotal forerunner of Tyrannosaurus rex in an illuminating discovery that has helped clarify ...

New dinosaur species related to T. Rex discovered. Fossils found 50 years ago were initially thought to belong to another species. By Julia Jacobo. June 11, 2025, 11:00 AM. 2:19. Khankhuuluu.

Scientists discover ‘dragon prince’ dinosaur, the T. Rex's missing ancestor Khankhuuluu mongoliensis was slender with features like no other member of the tyrannosaur family tree.

Khankhuuluu was a medium-sized predator—roughly the size of a grizzly bear—with a skull up to 27 inches long (70 centimeters) and a femur measuring nearly 26 inches (67 cm).. The iconic T. rex ...

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 ...

“It’s kind of like if the T-Rex was designed by H.R. Giger, and then that whole thing had sex with a Rancor,” Edwards told Empire in their Summer 2025 cover story.If that sounds like ...

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 ...