An ancestor of the T-Rex has been discovered by scientists and the pint-sized relative is less than a third of the size of the 'tyrant king'. Its remains were discovered in Utah and the animal lived 97 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period. It has been named Moros intrepidus, which translates to 'harbinger of doom', in recognition of its role in creating the most ferocious predator the world has ever seen when the T-Rex evolved approximately 14 million years later. Moros intrepidus, which translates to 'harbinger of doom', got its name in recognition of its role in creating the most ferocious predator the world. 'Moros signals the establishment of the iconic Late Cretaceous ecosystems of North America.'

Source: Daily Mail February 21, 2019 14:02 UTC