I Couldn't Make This Up: New 'Horny Ballerina' Species Of Tyrannosaurus Discovered
That's right folks, scientists have discovered a new species of tyrannosaurus, completely different than the much larger (and arguably sexier) t-rex everyone is accustomed to. But you've got to admit, this little bugger is cute as a button.
The new, more graceful tyrannosaur is named Alioramus altai.
A. altai apparently has a similar skeleton to larger Tyrannosaur-type dinos such as Tarbosaurus, Alioramus, Gorgosaurus etc. But among these burly heavyweights, A. altai was surely the butt of cruel locker-room bullying and dino towel-snapping, weighing in at a puny 800 pounds or so - half the weight of the regular tyrannosaurs. The ballerina-esque, "gracile" A. altai also differed from the big boys in having horns and an elongated snout.
The new dino was slim, light on its feet, horny and partial to meat
HIYO -- just like every ballerina I've ever known! Except the lesbians (no meat).
Horny new 'ballerina' Tyrannosaur was light on its feet [theregister]
Thanks to Barry and Kelly, who have danced with the dinosaurs in the pale moonlight and lived to tell about it.