Remains of a dinosaur skull found at a campground in British Columbia are reported to belong to a tyrannosaur that was an early relative of T. rex. Multiple outlets describe a new study by University of Alberta researchers that analyzes a cast of a partial skull impression left roughly 76 million years ago. The researchers characterize the tyrannosaur as lighter and faster than the later, more famous T. rex, based on anatomical features observed in the cast. While the reports use the phrase “great-uncle” to describe the dinosaur’s relationship to T. rex, the study’s central conclusion is that the specimen represents a different, earlier member of the tyrannosaur lineage rather than a direct T. rex individual. The articles agree on the broad circumstances of the find—bones discovered in a B.C. campground—and on the study’s method and timeframe, which focus on reconstructing what the partial skull impression indicates about the animal’s place in evolution. The findings are presented as evidence of diversity in tyrannosaurs before the era associated with T. rex.