Researchers reexamining old fossils uncover Tylosaurus rex, a 43-foot predator of ancient seas

Researchers reexamining old fossils uncover Tylosaurus rex, a 43-foot predator of ancient seas

A newly recognized "king" of the ancient seas is making waves after scientists revisited old fossils and realized they belonged to a predator that was larger and more formidable than previously believed. The animal, now named Tylosaurus rex, once cruised through the warm inland sea that covered much of what is now Texas — and it may have reached up to 43 feet long. What happened? Recently, paleontologists said that a fresh look at several giant …