Thanatotheristes

WHY IN NEWS?

The scientists have revealed that a dinosaur fossil, found in Alberta in Canada (2010), belongs to a new species of tyrannosaur.

ABOUT THANATOTHERISTES

• The new species has been named ‘Thanatotheristes degrootorum’ (means “reaper of death”).
• The species is the oldest tyrannosaur known from northern North America.
• Tyrannosaurs were one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs to have ever lived, with very large and high skulls.
• Tyrannosaurs were one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs to have ever lived, with very large and high skulls.

Prelims Question

Q. Thanatotheristes which was in news recently is a?
a)Tyrannosaur
b)Primitive Human
c)Mammoth
d)Flying Reptile

Answer to the Prelims Question