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 dinosaur. In music, the popular 1970s glam rock band T. Rex took their name from the famous dinosaur. In the "Calvin and Hobbes" comics, fantasy sequences often featured "Tyrannosaurus rex". In one story arc, in which Calvin writes a school paper on the "T. rex" predator/scavenger debate, he argues that "T. rex" was a predator because "They're so much cooler that way." "T. rex" is also featured as the protagonist in the long-running webcomic "Dinosaur Comics" by Ryan North. Various "T. rex" have featured in stories published in the British comic "2000AD". Ursula Dubosarsky's picture book, simply called "Rex" and