🦖 NEW: Decades of debate over unusually proportioned tyrannosaur skulls from #Montana’s #HellCreek Formation ended when researchers documented roughly 150 differences across supposed juvenile #Trex skeletons, naming a separate species, #Nanotyrannus lancensis.
A 55% complete specimen called Jodi, excavated in 2019 and standing about 2 meters ( 6.5 ft) tall, will be auctioned in #NewYork on October 27 with estimates of $6 to 8 million.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/nanotyrannus-auction-jodi/
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