looks like a smaller ancestor of T Rex has been found in china .
(china isn't just a supplier to walmart , they also produce plenty of bones of prehistoric animals - the western nations might as well close shop : china supplies everything from soup to nuts and now also dinosaur bones in asssorted sizes)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8010292.stm
from the article :
Quote: Tyrannosaurus rex may have had much smaller ancestors
Quote: Fossils found in China may give clues to the evolution of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Uncovered near the city of Jiayuguan, the fossil finds come from a novel tyrannosaur dubbed Xiongguanlong baimoensis.
The fossils date from the middle of the Cretaceous period, and may be a "missing link", tying the familiar big T rex to its much smaller ancestors.
The fossils show early signs of the features that became pronounced with later tyrannosaurs.
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The fossil has some hallmarks of large tyrannosaurs such as a boxy skull, reinforced temple bones to support large jaw muscles, modified front nipping teeth and a stronger spine to support a large head.
But it also shows features absent from older tyrannosaurs, such as a long thin snout.
An adult would have stood about 1.5m tall at the hip and weighed about 270kg. By contrast, an adult T rex was about 4m tall at the hip and weighed more than 5 tonnes.
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