(Reuters) -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 ...

A newly discovered dinosaur from Mongolia, named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, or "Dragon Prince," is believed to be a crucial ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex (T rex), shedding light on the T rex's ...

Fossils found 50 years ago were initially thought to belong to another species. Paleontologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that was related to the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex. The dino ...

Darla Zelenitsky (right) and Jared Voris (left) were part of the team that identified and named Khankhuuluu based on fossils found in Mongolia during the 1970s. Riley Brandt / University of Calgary A ...

Khankhuuluu mongoliensis lived about 86 million years ago It was the precursor to the lineage called tyrannosaurs It was 13 feet (4 meters) long and 1,600 pounds (750 kg) June 11 (Reuters) - A newly ...