Two Mysterious Tyrannosauroids

[acp002@mcdaniel.edu]

The article describing Minotaurasaurus mentions that its authors work for 
Western Paleontological Laboratories.  I checked out their website, and WPL has 
some interesting specimens in its cast catalogue, including quite a few animals 
that I recognize from the window of the preparation lab at the North American 
Museum of Ancient Life in Utah.  I recall seeing the Minotaurasaurus skull 
being worked on in that lab about three years ago in 2005.  At the time, it was 
already labeled as "Minotaurasaurus."

One section of the "casts" catalogue for WPL features a very small, very 
interesting looking tyrannosauroid skeleton 
(http://www.westernpaleolabs.com/catalog2.html at the bottom of the page).  
Though the picture is pretty small, the skeleton bears some distinct 
resemblances to another specimen that was in the prep lab at the NAMAL as well 
(under the name "Huntersaurus".)  Does anyone know anything about this mystery 
beast? 

I also ran across an interesting discovery being promoted by another private 
company (CK Preparations).  At the following website 
(http://www.paleoincidentproject.com/pipexcavation.html), there is a brief 
discussion on and extensive images of the excavation of a tyrannosauroid 
discovered in very close association with a ceratopsid.  Their website has not 
been updated for months, though they claim that they will soon be inviting 
professional paleontologists to assist them in their study of the find.  I am 
skeptical of their naming the discovery "The Dueling Dinosaurs", but the find 
looks quite interesting.  Has anyone heard of this find either? Incidentally, 
the CK Prep discoveries list also features a purported second skull of Dracorex.

Adam Pritchard
acp002@mcdaniel.edu