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A digitally-rendered endocast for Tyrannosaurus rex

Christopher A. Brochu Department of Geology, Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, 60605 E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 1-6 | Received 03 Sep 1999, Accepted 03 Jan 2000, Published online: 24 Aug 2010

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