New research suggests ‘Nanotyrannus’ specimens were actually juvenile T. rex

For immediate release ‐ January 08, 2020

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Museum Head of Paleontology Lindsay Zanno is author on Science Advances article

Growing up Tyrannosaurus rex: Osteohistology refutes the pygmy “Nanotyrannus” and supports ontogenetic niche partitioning in juvenile Tyrannosaurus

January 1, 2020

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