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Body Mass, Bone "Strength Indicator," and Cursorial Potential of Tyrannosaurus rex

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James O. Farlow, Matt B. Smith, John M. Robinson (1995): Body Mass, Bone "Strength Indicator," and Cursorial Potential of Tyrannosaurus rex. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 15 (4): 713-725, DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1995.10011257

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