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'The rex of rexes': Largest ever T-rex unearthed in Canada

ABC Science - Wed 27 Mar 19

Scotty, nicknamed after a celebratory bottle of scotch, has leg bones suggesting a living weight of more than 8,800 kilograms, making it bigger than all other carnivorous ...

Biggest T. rex Ever Discovered Was Covered in Battle Scars

Discover Magazine - Tue 26 Mar 19

During its heyday 66 million years ago, Tyrannosaurus rex was one of the fiercest creatures on Earth. Now, one specimen discovered almost 30 years ago is revealing that the animals grew even ...

Big, burly, and bad to the bone

Cosmos Magazine - Mon 25 Mar 19

Canadian researchers claim their T.rex is bigger than your T.rex.

Huge T. rex fossil suggests many dinosaurs were bigger than we thought

Newscientist - Mon 25 Mar 19

The discovery of a T. rex that was 400 kilograms heavier than any other found so far suggests we may have underestimated the size of this and other dinosaurs

Paleontologists report world's biggest Tyrannosaurus rex

Phys.org - Fri 22 Mar 19

University of Alberta paleontologists have just reported the world's biggest Tyrannosaurus rex and the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Canada. The 13-metre-long T. rex, nicknamed "Scotty," ...

Paleontologists Report World’s Biggest Tyrannosaurus Rex, Geek.com - Fri 22 Mar 19
Paleontologists report world's biggest Tyrannosaurus rex, ScienceDaily - Fri 22 Mar 19
UAlberta paleontologists report world's biggest Tyrannosaurus rex, Eurekalert - Fri 22 Mar 19

Meet Scotty, the New T. Rex Heavyweight Champion of the World

Livescience - Tue 26 Mar 19

The mightiest Tyrannosaurus rex on record is a behemoth named Scotty, who — during its lifetime on Earth about 65 million years ago — weighed a honking 19,555 lbs. (8,870 kilograms), or ...

The T. Rex was actually bigger than we thought - CNET

CNET - Tue 26 Mar 19

Look at this absolute unit.

The largest T. Rex ever found: Scientists reveal massive dinosaur dubbed 'Scotty' was 42 FEET LONG

Daily Mail - Mon 25 Mar 19

A dinosaur skeleton nicknamed 'Scotty' is the mother of all dinosaurs according to researchers who say they've identified the biggest T. Rex in the books.

Gigantic T. Rex Skeleton Found in Canada Is Officially World's Biggest

Gizmodo - Mon 25 Mar 19

Updated measurements of a large fossil found in Saskatchewan nearly 30 years ago confirm it as the world’s largest known Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton. Remarkably, the new work suggests T. rex ...

World's biggest Tyrannosaurus rex found by Canadian paleontologists

FOXNews - Mon 25 Mar 19

That's one gigantic dinosaur. 

Image of the Day: Scotty the T. rex

The Scientist - Mon 25 Mar 19

The world's largest T. rex found to date likely weighed nearly 20,000 pounds during its life.

Newest Largest T. Rex Weighs In At 20,000 Pounds

Science 2.0 - Fri 29 Mar 19

The largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton discovered so far, and therefore the largest carnivore on land currently known to science, was discovered in 1991 in Saskatchewan, Canada, but the extremely ...

Largest Tyrannosaurus rex in the fossil record found in Canada

UPI - Mon 25 Mar 19

Paleontologists have discovered the remains of the largest known {i:Tyrannosaurus rex} in the world.

Scientists reveal largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton

Eurekalert - Thu 28 Mar 19

Paleontologists have discovered and characterized the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found, making it the biggest terrestrial carnivore currently known to science.

Scientists Reveal Largest Tyrannosaurus rex Skeleton, AlphaGalileo - Thu 28 Mar 19