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22 June 2026 EN sciencedaily

T. rex took 40 years to reach full size, scientists find

growth predator fossil Tyrannosaurus study

Tyrannosaurus rex may have been a much slower grower than scientists realized. A new study of 17 tyrannosaur fossils found that the giant predator likely took about 40 years to reach its full size of roughly eight tons, extending previous estimates by 15 years.

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