New Perspectives on Tyrannosaurs and Their World

Among all the dinosaurs, perhaps none are more famous or more captivating than the tyrannosaurs: these were giant apex predators with odd tiny, two-fingered forelimbs, and huge heads capable of delivering bone-shattering bites. But for all their fame, the biology of these animals has troubled scientists for decades. Recent discoveries of tyrannosaur fossils from Alberta are helping to piece together new information on the origins, evolution, and life history of these awe-inspiring predators and the forgotten world they inhabited.

Jared Voris is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geoscience at the University of Calgary. Jared received his undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina (USA) where he majored in geology and minored in biology. He then moved to Calgary where he received a Master’s degree in geology before transitioning to his PhD program. Jared’s research focuses have covered a wide of range of paleontological topics including prehistoric shark teeth from the American southwest and dinosaur eggshells from southern Alberta. His principal research focus, however, has been on the tyrannosaurs found both here in Alberta and throughout the world. Jared was recently the lead author on a study describing a new tyrannosaur species found here in Alberta which he will be touching on today.

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