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Tyrannosaurus rex trackway discovery in North Dakota
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Latest: Hell Creek Formation fossil discoveries reveal T. rex tracks and feathered coprolite
Paleontologists have identified a sequence of Tyrannosaurus rex footprints in the Hell Creek Formation near Marmarth, North Dakota. The discovery, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, consists of four lar
Tyrannosaurus rex footprint discovery in North Dakota
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Latest: North Dakota discovery reveals first adult T. rex trackway
Researchers from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Liverpool John Moores University have identified a sequence of four fossilized footprints in North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation. Believed to be the first known
Fossil discoveries in Hell Creek Formation
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Latest: Paleontological discoveries reveal dinosaur evolution and avian survival secrets
Paleontologists have identified exceptionally well-preserved feathers within a 66-million-year-old coprolite, or fossilized dung, located in the Hell Creek Formation of Montana, USA. The specimen contains remnants of Hes
Tyrannosaurus rex thermoregulation and species research
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Latest: T. rex body temperature found to be similar to humans
Researchers have determined that the Tyrannosaurus rex was a warm-blooded predator with an estimated internal body temperature of approximately 36.3 degrees Celsius (97.3 degrees Fahrenheit). This finding, published in t