Palaeontologists in China have discovered fossils of a massive tyrannosaur that could rival “Sue”, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed. The find was made in Zhucheng, Shandong Province, a location often referred to as China’s “dinosaur city”.
Among the remains is a 1.21-metre-long femur, the longest tyrannosaur thigh bone ever found in Asia, along with a giant vertebra more than 28 centimetres wide. The size of the fossils indicates the animal may have reached over 12 metres in length, as reported by
CGTN, a partner of TV BRICS.
According to researchers, the fossils are believed to belong to Zhuchengtyrannus magnus, a species first identified in Zhucheng.
The discovery not only represents the earliest tyrannosaur found in the region but also provides new evidence supporting the hypothesis that North American tyrannosaurs, including T. rex, may have had ancestral origins in Asia.
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