Tyrannosaurus rex Is Not One Species, But Three Different Ones
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An analysis of over three dozen specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex finds that they exhibit such a remarkable degree of proportional variations that the pattern favors multiple species at least partly separated by time.
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T. Rex Had Huge Growth Spurts, But Other Dinos Grew Slow and Steady
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The Stegosaurus Was An Ancient Relic To The T. Rex, Nature and Wildlife
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Should T. rex be 3 species? New study sparks fierce debate.
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Reinventing the Dinosaur
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Tyrannosaurus Rex May Have Been 3 Different Dinosaur Species not one says study Tyrant Lizard King Queen Emperor imperator Regina
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Small T. rex 'cousins' may actually have been growing teens
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Tyrannosaur, Size, Species, & Facts
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Tyrannosaurus Rex May Have Been Three Species Instead Of One
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Tyrannosaurus rex may actually be three separate species
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Controversial paper suggests there are three Tyrannosaurus species
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The T. rex may have been three species, but geologists are not happy - The Oxford Scientist
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Scientists propose Tyrannosaurus had three species, not just 'rex