 Alongside Chinese paleontologist Lü Junchang and others, Brusatte described a 66-million-year-old dinosaur, "Qianzhousaurus sinensis", which was closely related to the famous "T. rex".Due to its long snout, it was given the nickname "Pinocchio rex".In January 2015 his team announced the discovery of a marine reptile belonging to the Jurassic Period, around 170 million years ago.