Dinosaurs

Dino bones reveal T.Rex’s awkward teen phase

Even tyrant lizards have growth spurts.

by JoAnna Wendel
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Tyrannosaurus Rex had an awkward growth spurt early in life, according to new research.

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We can’t observe dinosaur behavior, so scientists turn to the traces we have left — fossils, footprints, a sprinkle of DNA — to understand how these giant animals lived.

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