Fused nasal bones helped tyrannosaurids dismember prey

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Images show T-rex nasal and how they fit onto the skull. Credit: Dr. Eric Snively University of Alberta
Images show T-rex nasal and how they fit onto the skull. Credit: Dr. Eric Snively, University of Alberta

New evidence may help explain the brute strength of the tyrannosaurid, says a University of Alberta researcher whose finding demonstrates how a fused nasal bone helped turn the animal into a "zoological superweapon."


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