Here comes the Great Uncle of the Tyrannosaurus Rex!

Believed to be 10 million yeas older than when the T-Rex roamed the Earth, the Lythronax argestes (LY'-throw-nax ar-GES'-tees) is relatively smaller than its successor, but is still one nasty carnivore. Paleontologist said that the first part of the name means "king of gore," and the second part is derived from poet Homer's southwest wind.

"This shows that these big, banana-tooth bruisers go back to the very first days of the giant tyrant dinosaurs," said Holtz, who reviewed the findings. "This one is the first example of these kind of dinosaurs being the ruler of the land."

  Katherine Bridgerton