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Dinosaur skeleton settles debate over tiny T. rex fossils

Theo Klein

A complete dinosaur skeleton has provided strong evidence that fossils long debated as juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex belong to a separate species called Nanotyrannus. Researchers analyzed a specimen from the 'Duelling Dinosaurs' site, confirming it as a fully grown individual distinct from T. rex. The findings challenge decades of palaeontological arguments.

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