September 1, 1999

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Breathing Life into Tyrannosaurus rex

By analyzing previously overlooked fossils and by taking a second look at some old finds, paleontologists are providing the first glimpses of the actual behavior of the tyrannosaurs

By Gregory M. Erickson

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Gregory M. Erickson is a professor of anatomy and vertebrate paleobiology at Florida State University. He studies feeding biomechanics and growth rates in living and fossil reptiles.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 281 Issue 3This article was originally published with the title “Breathing Life into Tyrannosaurus rex” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 281 No. 3 (), p. 42
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0999-42
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