The newest addition to the tyrannosaur family tree is named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, which translates to “dragon prince from ...

Dinosaurs have always been intriguing creatures to study for experts. Now, researchers have made another breakthrough in figuring out the legacy of these beasts, according to the BBC. They have ...

Dinosaur fossils unearthed in Mongolia half a century ago belong to a newly identified species that evolved into the massive ...

Paleontologists have identified a new species of dinosaur, Khankhuuluu, which is being described as the closest-known ancestor to the giant Tyrannosaurs. The finding by an international ...

A reexamination of fossils found in Mongolia has revealed a previously unknown “missing link” species that led to dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex.

The dinosaur skeletons, found hidden in a museum collection in Mongolia, is an ancestor of the mighty tyrannosaurs.

The Khankhuuluu's skeleton was discovered in Mongolia in the Gobi Desert in 1972 or 1973, but wasn't studied scientifically until a few years later, Zelenitsky said.

Perhaps Khankhuuluu's most notable features are a pair of tiny horns just over the eye sockets. Those horns would later evolve to be much more prominent in species like Albertosaurus and Gorgosaurus.

Khankhuuluu mongoliensis lived roughly 86 million years ago and was an immediate precursor to the dinosaur lineage called tyrannosaurs ...

Khankhuuluu was a medium-sized predator—roughly the size of a grizzly bear—with a skull up to 27 inches long (70 centimeters) and a femur measuring nearly 26 inches (67 cm).. The iconic T. rex ...

Scientists announced the discovery of a new species of early tyrannosaur in a museum vault in Mongolia, an ancestor to notorious apex predators like T. rex.

The world of dinosaurs has always been an almost inexhaustible source of study. The discovery of new fossils has been fundamental to learn more about these animals and to allow fic ...