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Fossil Evidence Indicates Baby T. rex Were Tiny, but Deadly

Fossil analysis suggests the hatchlings were cat-sized, grew quickly and may have eaten vertebrates soon after birth, researchers said.

Summary by Discover Magazine
Learn what recently discovered fossils can tell us about this formidable dinosaur’s hunting style and why they were "unsafe at any size."

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Rare fossils of young T. Rex are finally filling in a huge gap in the dinosaur’s life cycle.

·New York, United States
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Unlike "Jurassic Park": According to Researchers, a Baby T-Rex Was only as Big as a Domestic Cat

A tiny bone could turn the image of the Tyrannosaurus rex upside down. New research shows that T-Rex babies were probably much smaller and much more numerous than previously assumed.

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They Discover that the Offspring of Tyrannosaurus Rex Were Smaller than a Cat and Were Born by Dozens

The newborns were about 75 centimeters long and weighed about 2.5 kilograms, and each nest brought 20 and 30 young babies into the world.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Fossil Evidence Indicates Baby T. rex Were Tiny, but Deadly

Learn what recently discovered fossils can tell us about this formidable dinosaur’s hunting style and why they were "unsafe at any size."

·Wilmington, United States
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Discover Magazine broke the news in Wilmington, United States on Monday, July 20, 2026.
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