Oldest Ancestor of Tyrannosaur found

Weird doesn't even begin to describe....

NEW YORK - Scientists say they’ve found the earliest known tyrannosaur, shedding light on the lineage that produced the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex. The discovery comes with a puzzle: Why did this beast have a strange crest on its head?"

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