News Paleontology Tyrannosaurs lived in the Southern Hemisphere, too Australian fossils suggest the kin of T. rex dispersed globally By Sid Perkins March 25, 2010 at 1:42 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Paleontologists digging in Australia’s aptly named Dinosaur Cove have unearthed the first known fossils of a tyrannosaur from the Southern Hemisphere. KIN DOWN SOUTH Paleontologists have unearthed the first known fossil of a tyrannosaur that lived on a Southern Hemisphere landmass.