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A tiny mystery dinosaur from New Mexico is officially ’s cousin

ScienceNews - Tue 7 May 19

A newly identified dinosaur species called Suskityrannus hazelae fills a gap in tyrannosaur lineage.

Small tyrannosaur 'was cousin of T. rex'

BBC News - Tue 7 May 19

A 92-million-year-old dinosaur provides evolutionary insights on the evolution of the tyrannosaurs.

Three-foot-tall cousin of T-rex fills some big evolutionary boots

New Atlas - Tue 7 May 19

In 1998, a 16 year old boy with a passion for paleontology unearthed a near-complete skeleton of one of Tyrannosaurus rex's cousins in New Mexico. It was a defining moment in the boy's ...

Meet the T-rex's tiny cousin, discovered by teen on a school trip

ABC Science - Tue 7 May 19

A palaeontologist in the US identifies and names a new dinosaur more than two decades after he first discovered it on a high school expedition. ...

New Tiny Tyrannosaur Species Fills Gap in T. rex Origin Story

Discover Magazine - Mon 6 May 19

In 1902, famed fossil hunter Barnum Brown was prospecting in Montana when he discovered the first documented remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex. The creature was nearly 40 feet long with banana-sized ...

We've found the medium-sized tyrannosaurs that came before T. rex

Newscientist - Mon 6 May 19

Two fossils have been found of a new tyrannosaur species that lived around 90 million years ago, before the creatures evolved into giants like T. rex

Tiny Tyrannosaur trod lightly 92 million years ago

Cosmos Magazine - Mon 6 May 19

Two juvenile skeletons fill gaps in the story of the mighty T.rex. Nick Carne reports.

New three-foot-tall relative of Tyrannosaurus rex

Phys.org - Mon 6 May 19

A new relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex—much smaller than the huge, ferocious dinonsaur made famous in countless books and films, including, yes, "Jurassic Park—has been discovered and named ...

Amazing dino discovery: Fossil of tiny Tyrannosaurus rex 'relative' found

FOXNews - Tue 7 May 19

A tiny 3-foot-tall relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex has been discovered and named.

Meet T. rex's teeny-tiny cousin: 3-foot tall tyrannosaur fossil discovered

USA today - Tue 7 May 19

Sure, we've all seen the monstrous T-rexes running amok in "Jurassic Park" and other movies. It turns out they weren't all huge behemoths.        

Tiny T-rex is the terrible tyrant's pet-size prehistoric predecessor - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Tue 7 May 19

A newly discovered ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex wasn't nearly as imposing as the king of deadly dinosaurs.

Photos: Tiny Tyrannosaur Dinosaur Was About As Big As T. Rex's Skull

Livescience - Mon 6 May 19

This 92-million-year-old tyrannosaur was so small, it was only slightly larger than the skull of its mighty relative, Tyrannosaurus rex.

Newfound 'Mini T. Rex' Was a Tiny Terror at Just 3 Feet Tall

Livescience - Mon 6 May 19

A previously unknown tyrannosaur terrorized prey about 92 million years ago, but unlike its relative — the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex — this newfound dinosaur was a pipsqueak, its body just ...

New 3-Foot-Tall Cousin of T. Rex Discovered, Sheds Light on Tyrannosaur Evolution

Geek.com - Mon 6 May 19

Paleontologists have discovered and named a new relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex – much smaller than the huge, terrifying but much-cherished dinosaur that has inspired many nightmares (thanks, ...

Newly Discovered Cousin of T. Rex Was a Pint-Sized Killer

Gizmodo - Mon 6 May 19

Paleontologists have identified a previously unknown relative of T. rex that stood just below 3 feet at the hip. The discovery is shedding new light on the evolutionary origins of tyrannosaurs, ...

Fossil found by teenager in 1998 is 3-foot-tall relative of Tyrannosaurus rex

Daily Mail - Mon 6 May 19

Dr Sterling Nesbitt, an Assistant Professor at the Virginia Tech College of Science, is behind the research.

Scientists find miniature T-Rex ancestor

ZME Science - Mon 6 May 19

A smaller relative to the king of the dinosaurs.

Miniature relative of T. rex identified by paleontologists in New Mexico

UPI - Tue 7 May 19

Paleontologists have discovered a new relative of Tyrannosaurus rex, the infamous dinosaur predator.