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Tyrannosaurs lived in the Southern Hemisphere, too

Australian fossils suggest the kin of T. rex dispersed globally

By Sid Perkins

- More than 2 years ago

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. This map shows the configuration of landmasses about 110 million years ago (when the human-sized creature lived) and the location of the discovery in Australia.