When it comes to gigantic predatory dinosaurs one animal reigns supreme: Tyrannosaurus rex, the tyrant lizard king, or T. rex for short. But what if T. rex never existed the way you might picture it? For almost 100 years, we’ve imagined T. rex as a lone king, an apex predator overseeing their world unchallenged. But that’s wrong. A new T. rex fossil has since changed everything we know about this iconic carnivore and revealed something astonishing: the T. rex isn’t just one species, but many. Meet Nanotyrannus.
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00:00:02 Introduction
00:02:03 Was T. rex Ever Really King?
00:06:03 The Mystery of the Baby T. rex
00:12:28 The Fossil That Changed Everything
00:22:35 Lumpers Versus Splitters: The Debate Gets Bigger
00:28:20 The Slow King
00:33:49 Rethinking the End of the Dinosaurs
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