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Detailed explanation-1: -’Reaper of death:’ New species of tyrannosaur discovered in Canada. “This discovery is significant because it fills in a gap in our understanding of tyrannosaur evolution.” Tyrannosaurs were a group of large meat-eating dinosaurs that includes the famous Tyrannosaurus rex.

Detailed explanation-2: -The fossil of the newly discovered species called Titanokorys gainesis was excavated in the Kootenay National Park in Canada by researchers from the Royal Ontario Museum. The creature was discovered in the Burgess Shale fossil formation, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where a series of fossils have been discovered.

Detailed explanation-3: -Brian Pickels and Caleb Brown stand next to the exposed fossil of a hadrosaur in Alberta, Canada, on Aug. 18, 2022. According to scientists, the exposed parts of the fossil, which include the animal’s tail and right hind foot, indicate it was likely a hadrosaur – a large, duck-billed, herbivorous dinosaur.

Detailed explanation-4: -A resplendent rainbow fish, a frog that looks like chocolate, a Thai tarantula, an anemone that rides on a back of a hermit crab, and the world’s largest waterlily are among the new species named by science in 2022. Scientists estimate that only 10% of all the species on the planet have been described.

Detailed explanation-5: -Known as a nodosaur, this 110 million-year-old, armored plant-eater is the best preserved fossil of its kind ever found. Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.