Rockford, Ill (WTVO) — Jane, long thought to be a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex, has been reclassified as a new species called Nanotyrannus lethaeus, according to a recent study by researchers Dr. Lindsay Zanno and Dr. James Napoli.

The reclassification comes after years of research and the examination of Jane's skeleton, which is housed at the Burpee Museum in Rockford. Previously, Jane was identified as a juvenile T-Rex due to the lack of samples. The new study suggests that Jane is not only distinct from the T-Rex but also from the previously considered species, Nanotyrannus lancensis.

"Previously, there was only a skull, and now we have a skeleton to look at," said Joshua Mathews, Director of Paleontology at the Burpee Museum. "Our research through the years has told us that Jane was a

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