Tiny T. rex fossils may be distinct species – but not everyone agrees
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Palaeontologists can’t agree on whether fossils from several small dinosaurs represent juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex or smaller adults of a separate species that lived alongside them
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Nannotyrannus might just be a separate species from T. Rex : r/Paleontology
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Newfound Giant Dinosaur Ruled Before T. Rex
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Sask. research teams make rare find inside Scotty T. rex fossil
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What Makes a Dinosaur a Dinosaur - Fossils and Paleontology (U.S. National Park Service)
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The T. Rex May Have Been 70 Percent Larger Than Believed
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Researchers suggest T-Rex fossils are another species. Not all agree
Fossils Show Dismembered Young Dinosaurs in Belly of T. Rex Cousin
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Smithsonian Welcomes “The Nation's T. rex” to Washington, D.C.
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Homecoming King: The Nation's T. rex Returns to the Smithsonian, At the Smithsonian
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