Khankhuuluu roamed the Earth around 86 million years ago. Although it does share many characteristics with the Tyrannosaurus , it was quite a bit smaller. It would have been about the size of a ...

An Agile Predator. Unlike the towering T. rex, which could grow up to 13 meters long and weigh up to 8.8 tonnes, Khankhuuluu mongoliensis was much smaller.Standing about 2 meters tall at the hips ...

A newly discovered dinosaur from Mongolia, named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, or "Dragon Prince," is believed to be a crucial ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex (T rex), shedding light on the T rex's ...

"Khankhuuluu was where it all started but it was still only a distant ancestor of T. rex, at nearly 20 million years older," Zelenitsky said.

Researchers called the species Khankhuuluu mongoliensis which means Dragon Prince of Mongolia. They say the discovery has helped understand the evolution of the T.rex from their small early ancestors.

Khankhuuluu forms the ‘missing link’ between the smaller earlier tyrannosaurs and massive apex predators such as the T-rex, scientists say. Scientists have discovered a new species of ...

Scientists have identified a new dinosaur species, Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, which they say rewrites the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The discovery was made ...

Named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, it lived roughly 86 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period and was an immediate precursor to the dinosaur lineage called tyrannosaurs, which included some ...

A newly discovered dinosaur from Mongolia, named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, or "Dragon Prince," is believed to be a crucial ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex (T rex), shedding light on the T rex's ...

A newly discovered dinosaur from Mongolia, named Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, or "Dragon Prince," is believed to be a crucial ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex (T rex), shedding light on the T rex's ...