Re: On diagnosing _Tyrannosaurus_

["Rob Gay" <rob_redwing@hotmail.com>]

> If synonymised with T.rex, is this some artifact of fossilization due to 
> geologic pressure, or is it now considered to be a juvenile trait among 
> Tyrannosaurids?<
I think the later, because IIRC, the Jordan Theropod (_Stygovenator_, 
whatever you wish to call it) exhibits the same sort of compression. Of 
course, they both could be theoretically crushed, but I think that its 
actually a juvenile trait.
Peace,
Rob

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