Growing up <i>Tyrannosaurus rex</i> : Osteohistology refutes the pygmy “ <i>Nanotyrannus</i> ” and supports ontogenetic niche partitioning in juvenile <i>Tyrannosaurus</i>
Holly N. Woodward, Katie Tremaine, Scott A. Williams, Lindsay E. Zanno, John R. Horner, Nathan Myhrvold
Abstract
ontogeny and suggest that this species singularly exploited mid- to large-sized theropod niches at the end of the Cretaceous.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyJuvenileCarnivoreNicheOntogenyZoologyEvolutionary biologyAnatomyPaleontologyEcologyPredationGeneticsEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyWildlife Ecology and Conservation