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Giant marine predator Tylosaurus rex was the T. rex of the sea
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Giant marine predator Tylosaurus rex was the T. rex of the sea

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There’s a newly crowned T. rex. This one, called Tylosaurus rex, was a tyrant of the sea and mosasaur spanning up to 43 feet in length.

Paleontologists have long hailed Tyrannosaurus rex as king of the dinosaurs. Now, the name “T. rex” also belongs to a newly described extinct carnivore — a massive marine reptile with the scientific name Tylosaurus rex that a trio of researchers unco... [6691 chars]

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