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 Sinclair's friend and the Sinclairs' neighbor), "Dinosaucers" (Genghis Rex, who is the leader of the Evil Tyrannos), "Extreme Dinosaurs" (T-Bone, the leader of the heroic group of the same namesake) as well as the anime television series "Dinozaurs" (as "Dino Tyranno" and his short-lived evil counterpart "Drago Tyran"). In "Land of the Lost" a "Tyrannosaurus rex" played the villain in both the 1974 series (as "Grumpy") and the 1991 version (as "Scarface", who had a scar covering his right eye). In the "Ben 10" episode "Washington B.C." Dr Animo brings back a "Tyrannosaurus" with its skeleton. In "Dino-Riders", the main