Wasn’t Tyrannosaurus Rex the only one of its kind? † to know

Tyrannosaurus rex, a loosely translated triannic lizard king, was first described in 1905 and was the only species in the genus Tyranossaurus throughout that time. But a group of three researchers, led by American paleontologist Gregory Ball, now suggest that there are two more species in this genus: ‘Tyrannosaurus imperator’, loosely translated tyrannical emperor lizard, and ‘Tyrannosaurus regina’, or tyrannical queen of lizards. The team of paleontologists examined and analyzed the bones and teeth of 37 Tyrannosaurus fossils, noting many differences.

“After more than a century of placing all specimens in one species, without examining the matter closely, the first and only analysis shows that the variance in Tyrannosaurus is greater than the dinosaur standard, and that it is time-broken in such a way that this indicates that Darwinian breeding occurred from one species to two species. Two new ones, before the eventual extinction of the dinosaurs leads to further evolution.”

The researchers now state that the differences between the thigh bones and teeth do not refer to a different species of dinosaur, but rather to a different species within the genus Tyrannosaurus. That’s why the team suggested “Tyrannosaurus imperator” and “Tyrannosaurus regina.”

According to researchers, the emperor, or emperor, is said to be the oldest and that the species lived a long time ago. The animal had relatively strong thighs and four small incisors in the lower jaw. Rex and Regina had only two interrupters. They could have been the smaller types of Emperor. Regina had slimmer thighs and, according to the researchers, was a lighter build. In other words, the T-Rex had an ancestor and a sister.

However, Ball and his team acknowledge that it is also possible that the differences observed were due to individual differences in the specific fossils. Although these would be very extreme, the researchers say. Paul compares the differences observed with the differences between a tiger and a lion. “Lions and tigers belong to the same genus as panther, but they are recognized as separate species because the differences are large enough,” Ball said.

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According to other paleontologists, the new study by Paul and his team may not be entirely correct. They argue that the researchers drew conclusions too quickly. “I understand the temptation to divide the T-Rex into different species, because there is already some difference in the bones that we know of. But in the end, as far as I’m concerned, that difference is very small. Stephen Brusatte, a paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh, told the British weekly New Scientist this week. Until I see stronger evidence, this will still be just a T-Rex to me.

And Thomas Carr, a paleontologist at Carthage College, believes the research is not entirely correct. He conducted a study in 2020 on possible variants in the genus Tyrannosaurus, but found no evidence. “I think they only see what they want to see,” he says in the same magazine. “If their types were valid, they would have to be defined by more than just two attributes: almost every detail would have to be different.”

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