February 16, 2016

Tyrannosauroid teeth (Image courtesy L.J. Krumenacker, D. Jade Simon, Garrett Scofield & David J. Varricchio. All rights reserved)

An article published in the journal “Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology” describes various dinosaur fossils discovered in Idaho, USA. Those are several species belonging to the theropod (Theropoda) suborder showing a much greater diversity than was known. The fossils date back about 95 million years ago and according to the team of paleontologists who examined them also include tyrannosaur ancestors.