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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: T. Rex's Oldest Ancestor Discovered in China


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Scientists recently discovered the earliest known ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex at a fossil site in China.

The archaeologists say that the 160-million-year-old animal had simple feathers and an elaborate head crest, which might have been used in mating displays.

Illustration courtesy Zhongda Zhang/IVPP