Dinosaur skull find in B.C. linked to Gorgosaurus

A partial dinosaur skull impression found at a campground in British Columbia has been identified as belonging to Gorgosaurus, a tyrannosaur that lived about 76 million years ago, according to a new study by University of Alberta researchers. The fossil was first discovered in 2017 near Tumbler Ridge by B.C. resident Rick Lambert. Although most of the bone had eroded away, the preserved impression in sandstone allowed scientists to make a detailed cast and compare key skull features with other known tyrannosaur fossils. Researchers said the find is significant because it is the first tyrannosaur skull ever found in B.C. The study also suggests Gorgosaurus ranged more widely than previously thought, extending from northeastern B.C. to northern Montana.