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From "Science News"



DINOSAUR'S IDENTITY CRISIS MAY BE SOLVED
from The Chicago Tribune

ROCKFORD -- A paleontology team from a small Rockford museum has unearthed
a remarkably complete dinosaur skeleton that they believe will convince
all
doubters that Tyrannosaurus rex had a smaller cousin called a
nanotyrannus,
or pygmy tyrant.

If confirmed, the discovery would resolve a major debate in dinosaur
circles, as some scientists have argued that the nanotyrannus was actually
a juvenile T. rex. With at least a third of its bones preserved, including
the pelvis, leg bones, backbone and jaws, the new specimen is complete
enough that it seems likely to settle the question.

The skeleton, dubbed "Jane" after a financial supporter, was unearthed
this
summer in Montana by a digging team sponsored by Rockford's Burpee Museum
of Natural History.

The find is being hailed as "a truly wonderful fossil" by paleontologist
Peter Larson, leader of the expedition that found Sue, the famous T. rex
at
the Field Museum.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0208070336aug07.story?
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