Chinese scientists Revealed That They Had discovered a new species of giant dinosaurtherapoda in the country's southern province, Shandong. New species described closerelatives of Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex) is named "Zhuchengtyrannus magnus."
Experts peleontologi Ensure the new species was once found on a unique jaw Followingthe examination of the skull and jaw bones found in the city of Zhucheng. Ancient Bones wasestimated winded 11 meters and as high as 4 meters, with Nearly 7 tons of weight.
"We found two Kinds of fossil tyrannosaurus here and the identity of one of Them is stillunclear," said Xu Xing, a researcher at the Instituteof Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleontropologi, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
"We named this new genus Zhuchengtyrannus magnus, the which means` giant`Zhucheng Because bones are found in Zhucheng," said Xu. Ancient Bones was Than A Few centimeters shorter the similar bones in the species T.Rex. So, there's no doubt Zhuchengtyrannus That is a big tyrannosaurus, said Xu wasquoted as saying by Xinhua.
According to Xu, Zhuchengtyrannus magnus is a member of a group Called the Specialtherapoda tyrannosaurines in North America and east Asia During the Late Cretaceous Period Between the ages of 65 to 99 million years.
All tyrannosaurs are Carnivores (meat eaters), two-legged are Generally Also have smallhands and a large skull. Among the tyrannosaurus family, the tyrannosaurines is TheLargest and has a characteristic Had only two fingers on EACH hand and a very powerfuljaws cans That tear a bite bone.
They are predators (predators), as well as scavengers. Excavation of Fossils in Zhuchengcontains one of the Largest concentrations of dinosaur bones in the world. At least 10 species of dinosaur found in three series of excavations since the 1960s, Including the Tyrannosaurus and hadrosaurs.
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