Posted on 02/12/2020 9:25:04 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper
A new species of tyrannosaur that stalked North America around 80 million years ago has been discovered by scientists in Canada.
The dinosaur lived in the late Cretaceous Period, making it the oldest known tyrannosaur from North America.
Another species of tyrannosaur, a Daspletosaurus, was found in Canada in 1970, a study says.
Researchers say the new discovery has given them insights into the evolution of tyrannosaurs.
Standing roughly 8ft (2.4m) tall, the predator would have cut an intimidating figure.
Like its tyrannosaur relatives, the carnivorous dinosaur had a long, deep snout, bumps on its skull and large steak-knife-like teeth measuring more than 7cm (2.7in) long.
The predator's name - Thanatotheristes degrootorum - translates to "Reaper of Death" from the Greek.
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[[Tyrannosaurus species named ‘Reaper of Death’ found in Canada]]
Dang it- just once I’d like to see a tyrannosaurus species named “The Stay Puff Marshmallow Dino”
Dopey! Look out!!!
Reaper of Death. A redundancy. Reaper indicates death.
A carnivore standing a mere 8’ in the age of dinosaurs is a midget. It likely had to hunt in packs to be effective. Or, its prey was at the very low end of the food spectrum.
Should have named it Wanheda.
*ping*
Reaper of Death was his street name.
Small guy yuuge rep.
Lil Reaper of Death
I nominate the name to be ‘Corn Pop”
Thank God for climate change!
To “reap” is to harvest, commonly referring to grain. Hence the need to specify that it’s not grain.
Aaawww, he sounds nice.
...“The new material is very incomplete and the differences between Thanatotheristes and Daspletosaurus are relatively subtle,” says Royal Ontario Museum paleontologist David Evans, ...
It's one partial skull. I think I'll hold off on my excitement for a bit.
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