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 is a stylized "Tyrannosaurus rex". In the Australian children's show "The Wiggles", the character "Dorothy the Dinosaur" is a stylized adaptation of a "Tyrannosaurus". Some "Tyrannosaurus" characters appear in "Dinosaur Train", most prominently Buddy. "Tyrannosaurus" was one of several dinosaurs featured in the 1974 "Doctor Who" adventure "Invasion of the Dinosaurs", starring Jon Pertwee. A sleeping juvenile is also seen on the Silurian ark in "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship". A Time travelled "Tyrannosaurus" seen on London in "Deep Breath". In 1985 the 1984 "Prehistoric Beast" short was served to Robert Guenette to direct a full length TV documentary titled "Dinosaur!",