A 9-foot dinosaur excavated illegally from northeastern China and purchased by a private collector who brought it to the attention of paleontologists (hey, they'll return it after they're done) is about the same weight as a grown human yet had still evolved all the hallmark anatomical features of Tyrannosaurus rex - except 30 million years earlier, according to a study in Science.
Raptorex displays the hallmarks of its famous descendant, Tyrannosaurus rex, like an oversized head, tiny arms and feet well-suited for running. The Raptorex brain cast also shows enlarged olfactory bulbs, like T. rex, indicating a highly developed sense of smell.
Read more about the T-Rex at Scientific Blogging
Edited from ScienceCodex 2.0
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Raptorex: T-Rex Ancestor Weighed As Much As A Man
2 Comments:
My friend and I are planning to have a China tour this October, so this is really interesting news. http://www.ritztours.com offers really affordable China tour travels. We are looking forward to seeing this when we visit China.
I think they would have been fun to hunt, hopefully not ending like the hunter in Jurassic Park.
Rhett out
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