Asiatyrannus, a T. rex-like Head on a Small Body

Plus teeth from a new tyrannosauroid in northeastern Thailand, a new study on tyrannosaur bite forces, an estimate for the largest ever T. rex, a new fossil digitizing tool, and our penultimate Di-Know-It-All Challenge.

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Dinosaur of the day Kayentavenator, an Early Jurassic dinosaur that lived alongside Dilophosaurus, Scutellosaurus, and Megapnosaurus/Coelophysis.

In dinosaur news this week:

• There’s a new tyrannosaur, Asiatyrannus xui, with a surprisingly deep skull for a tyrannosaur of its size
• There’s evidence of a new tyrannosauroid in northeastern Thailand
• A new study shows how biting stress and strain vary in different sized tyrannosaurs
• Dinosaurs, like Tyrannosaurus rex, probably got a lot bigger than we’ve seen in the fossil record
• A new device makes it easier for museums to digitize their fossils and share with people around the world

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