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Virginia Tech paleontologist finds, names new 3-foot-tall relative of Tyrannosaurus rex

September 8, 2019

This article was first published in the May 7, 2019 Virginia Tech News  https://vtnews.vt.edu/ A new relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex – much smaller than the huge, ferocious dinosaur made famous in countless books and films, including, yes, "Jurassic Park" - has been discovered and named by a Virginia Tech paleontologist and an international team of scientists. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Animal Project Areas, Ask the Expert, Featured Resource, Herpetology, Herpetology Tagged With: dinosaurs, extinct, suskityrannus hazelae

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