Reconstruction of <em>Timurlengia euotica</em> (IMAGE)

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Reconstruction of <em>Timurlengia euotica</em>

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This is a life reconstruction of the new tyrannosaur Timurlengia euotica in its environment 90 million years ago. It is accompanied by two flying reptiles (Azhdarcho longicollis). The fossilized remains of a new horse-sized dinosaur, Timurlengia euotica, reveal how Tyrannosaurus rex and its close relatives became top predators, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Original painting by Todd Marshall.

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