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Tyrannosaurus rex, meet your Chinese cousin.
Researchers recently said that the remains of a long-nose tyrannosaurid species, the Qianzhousaurus sinensis, were found in southern China near the city of Ganzhou in Jiangxi province. The carnivore was probably alive during the late Cretaceous period, scientists say, some 66 million years ago.
The news has captured global headlines, especially given the vividness of the new critter’s nickname, the Pinocchio Rex, after its big nose. The news also raised hope among scientists that it might help them better understand the history of Asia’s predatory, long-snouted dinosaurs.
According to University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno, the world is in the middle of a “renaissance” in dinosaur discovery, with China helping lead that charge. By some estimates in recent years, a new dinosaur is named on average every two weeks.
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