A new specimen of one of the most controversial species of dinosaur has the potential to overturn decades of research on the T rex. Nanotyrannus, the "miniature T rex," has been the center of one of ...

The debate over Nanotyrannus’ identity is finally over. A remarkably preserved fossil proves it was a mature species, not a teenage T. rex. This discovery rewrites how scientists understand ...

A legendary fossil housed at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh features skeletons apparently locked in prehistoric combat — an epic meeting of two of the world’s favorite ...

It's known as the "Dueling Dinosaurs" fossil: A triceratops and a tyrannosaur, skeletons entangled, locked in apparent combat right up until the moment of their mutual demise. Even in the Hell Creek ...

Movies and books love to show T. rex fighting Stegosaurus, but it’s a battle that could never have happened. The armored plant-eater lived long before the mighty predator ever evolved. Paleontologists ...

A slice of the Moon you can touch. Two real T. rexes locked in what scientists believe was a deadly fight. A whale skeleton found by residents simply walking through a mangrove at low tide. A 25-metre ...

For decades, paleontologists argued over the lone skull used to establish the distinct species Nanotyrannus. Was it truly a separate species or simply a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex? A new paper ...