21 May 2026
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‘T. rex’ Mosasaur Ruled the Seas 80 Million Years Ago
Paleontologists have described a gigantic new species of mosasaur -- stretching up to 13.2 m (43 feet) long and armed with serrated teeth -- and given it an unexpected name: T. rex (short for Tylosaurus rex). The post ‘T. rex’ Mosasaur Ruled the Seas 80 Million Years Ago appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
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Scientific reference
Amelia R. Zietlow et al. 2026. A gigantic new species of Tylosaurus (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from Texas, and a revised character list for phylogenetic analyses of Mosasauridae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 482
DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090.482.1.1 ↗