Fossils Reveal a Possible New Tyrannosaur Species

January 16, 2024 2:57 AM

Fossils Reveal a Possible New Tyrannosaur Species, the Closest Relative of T. Rex.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (7 comments total)

Cool!
posted by Suedeltica at 7:44 AM on January 16 [1 favorite]

Yeah, very cool!
posted by May Kasahara at 7:48 AM on January 16

They have named this creature Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis, after the McRae Formation where it was discovered.

I was hoping for T. regina.
posted by TedW at 8:14 AM on January 16 [2 favorites]

I was hoping for T. regina.

It probably won't happen, but I have heard the occasional murmur that T. Rex should be renamed T. Regina, based on the findings that females were likely larger than males.
posted by asnider at 3:17 PM on January 16 [1 favorite]

I have a 3 year old in my class obsessed with t rex. I'll have to show him these pictures
posted by kathrynm at 5:04 PM on January 16 [2 favorites]

Fossils Reveal a Possible New Tyrannosaur Species

To be honest, I had no idea they were still making new ones.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 10:39 PM on January 16

I was hoping for T. regina.

According to my extensive Wikipedia research, there are some people that argue for there being three species in the genus Tyrannosaurus, namely T. imperator, T. rex, and T. regina. (This is in addition to the T. mcraeensis in the article.)

Also sometimes I call my daughter Tyrannosaurus regina when she is pretending to be a dinosaur, but that's not Serious Research.
posted by madcaptenor at 11:15 AM on January 17