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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

Apex predators, like the Tyrannosaurus rex, eventually arose from smaller-bodied tyrannosauroid dinosaurs called Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the study's researchers said.

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

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

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

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 ...

Named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis (pronounced khan-KOO-loo mon-gol-ee-EN-sis), it lived roughly 86 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period and was an immediate precursor to the dinosaur ...