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Already in the first few months of 2021, new findings about the Tyrannosaurus rex have shifted paleontologists picture of how the dinosaur hunted, moved, and grew into a fearsome predator.
Researchers also determined that the T. rex developed stiff, bone-crushing jaws once it became an adult, after experiencing a huge growth spurt during its teenage years.
The previously held idea that this type of dinosaur preferred a solo lifestyle has also been called into question: A recent fossil finding suggests a pack of Tyrannosaurs died together while hunting.
Reconstructing the behavior of a predator that hasn t walked on the Earth in over 66 million years isn t easy. But the T. rex is such a compelling creature that paleontologists continue to pore over its fossils.
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