Raptorex Raptorex Raptorex is a dubious genus of tyrannosaurid dinosaur. Its fossil remains consist of a single juvenile specimen probably uncovered in Mongolia, or possibly northeastern China. The type species is "R. kriegsteini", described in 2009 by Sereno and colleagues. The genus name is derived from Latin ', "robber", and ', "king". The specific name honours Roman Kriegstein, a survivor of the Holocaust, whose son Henry Kriegstein donated the specimen to the University of Chicago for scientific study. While initially considered to have come from the Yixian Formation of China, dated to approximately 125 million years ago during the early Cretaceous
Tyrannosaurus in popular culture of the dinosaur genus "Scipionyx"; fossils of this genus had lain in storage in a basement in Italy until the film's release attracted attention from the fossil owner. Two "Tyrannosaurus" appeared again as primary antagonists in "", the sequel to "Jurassic Park". In "Jurassic Park III", it appeared briefly in a confrontation against the main antagonist, "Spinosaurus", only to be killed by it. In a twist, the same "Tyrannosaurus" from the original 1993 film appears as the climactic protagonist in "Jurassic World" (2015), making an entrance by smashing through a "Spinosaurus" skeleton. Against the odds, it defeats the "Indominus Rex,"