“Unveiling the ‘Reaper Of Death’: Canada’s Ancient Predator That Preys on the T. Rex’s Legacy!”
Jared VorisThe upper and lower jaw bones of the “Reaper of Death” sat unexamined for years until graduate student Jared Voris took a stab at analyzing the species and genus.
The oval-shaped cheekbones, too, led the research team to designate the specimen as part of a whole new species. The find turns out to have additional significance as it pushes the markers of this dinosaur family’s place in history back by a few million years.
“Prior to the discovery, we knew all the most famous tyrannosaurs… were all coming from the last 10 or so million years of the Cretaceous,” said François Therrien, paleontologist at the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
“Now, with the new species, we’ve actually pushed back the record of tyrannosaurs.”
After learning about the discovery of a new tyrannosaurus rex species named “Reaper of Death,” take a look at these 31 dinosaur facts and images that will blow your mind. Then, learn about the Nodosaur — the dinosaur mummy unveiled with its skin and guts intact.
