DD1991 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 An article regarding the discovery of a new T-rex relative from Alaska: http://www.science20.com/news_articles/nanuqsaurus_hoglundi_alaskas_pigmy_t_rex-131592 The timing of the description of Nanuqsaurus surprised me, but it's no surprise that N. hoglundi shows that the diversity of Edmontonian tyrannosaurs was greater than previously thought, given that Albertosaurus and Nanuqsaurus lived about the same time and belong to different subfamilies of T. rex. The discovery of Nanuqsaurus also lends support to the hypothesis that the ancestors of T. rex emigrated to North America from Asia via Beringia. The article describing Nanuqsaurus is as follows: Anthony R. Fiorillo & Ronald S. Tykoski (2014)A Diminutive New Tyrannosaur from the Top of the World.PLoS ONE 9(3): e91287.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091287http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0091287 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfin1974 Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 cool article thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaurbero Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 This is a cool paper, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaurbero Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 The tagged keyword "nanuntyrannus" is wrong. It should be "Nanuqsaurus", of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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