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Fossil analysis changes what paleontologists know about how long T. rex took to grow full size
T.rex lived longer and took more time to reach its maximum size than previously thought, according to new research.
For decades, scientists have been counting annual growth rings—similar to tree rings—inside fossilized leg bones of ...
Dinosaur bones are like trees—every year is represented by a new ring, and paleontologists can count those concentric circles ...
A study of fossil bones shows Tyrannosaurus rex kept growing until around age 40, challenging long-held ideas about dinosaur ...
A study suggests that the Tyrannosaurus Rex reached its massive size over 40 years, contradicting earlier estimates of a ...
For decades, scientists have been counting annual growth rings, similar to tree rings, found inside fossilized leg bones of ...
New Scientist on MSN
T. rex took 40 years to become fully grown
An analysis of growth rings in the leg bones of 17 Tyrannosaurus rex individuals reveals that the dinosaurs matured much more ...
Dr Holly Ballard and her team at Oklahoma State University studied leg bones from 17 different T.rex fossils to get a better ...
Now, a new study of 17 tyrannosaur specimens, ranging from early juveniles to massive adults, has revealed that the king of ...
Independent.ie on MSN
T rex took up to 40 years to reach maximum size, ‘growth rings’ show
There is no question that the Tyrannosaurus rex was big. In fact, it may have been Earth’s biggest land predator of all time. But the question of how quickly a T rex achieved its maximum size has been ...
There is no question that Tyrannosaurus rex got big. In fact, this fearsome dinosaur may have been Earth's most massive land ...
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