New dinosaur species similar to T. rex found in Asia: 'One of the most significant' discoveries

A new carnivore has come to town — 165 million years ago at least. 

The Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus, a new species and genus of theropod dinosaur, has been discovered in Kyrgyzstan by an expedition team of German and Kyrgyz researchers, according to the Bavarian State Natural History Collections in Germany. 

Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus is the first theropod dinosaur found in Kyrgyzstan and the "find is one of the most significant in Central Asia," the institution said in a news release. 

Before the new species' discovery...