Lots of tyrannosaur news: Nanotyrannus debate continues (was it its own dinosaur or was it actually T. rex?), plus a new debate about the evolution of another ferocious tyrannosaur, Daspletosaurus. And a fun fact about a baby T. rex you've probably never heard of.
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Dinosaur of the day *Bistahieversor, *a large, powerful, tyrannosaur that lived almost 10 million years before T. rex in what is now New Mexico.
In dinosaur news this week:
- A new paper considers Nanotyrannus to be a valid genus (separate from Tyrannosaurus)
- Daspletosaurus may not have evolved via anagenesis
- The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis has a new Allosaurus with skin impressions, belly ribs, and evidence of injuries
- Trinity the T. rex will be on display at the Aathal Dinosaur Museum in Zurich, Switzerland for most of 2024
- The Royal Mint has three new dinosaur coins
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