A provocative study published earlier this year proposed that the world's best-known and perhaps best-loved dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, was actually three separate species. New research suggests that's not true.
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A provocative study published earlier this year proposed that the world's best-known and perhaps best-loved dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, was actually three separate species.
Not so fast, says new research published Monday, which argues that T. rex shouldn't be reclassified. Any variations in fossils merely reflect the fact that dinosaurs, like humans, come in different shapes and sizes."Tyrannosaurus rex remains the one true king of the dinosaurs," said paleontologist Steve Brusatte, study coauthor of the latest analysis and professor at The University of Edinburgh's School of Geosciences in Scotland, in a news release.
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