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Maximum Bite Force and Prey Size of Tyrannosaurus rex and Their Relationships to the Inference of Feeding Behavior

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Meers, Mason B. (2002): Maximum Bite Force and Prey Size of Tyrannosaurus rex and Their Relationships to the Inference of Feeding Behavior. Historical Biology 16, No. 1: 1-12, DOI: 10.1080/0891296021000050755

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