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Bite marks attributable to Tyrannosaurus rex: preliminary description and implications

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Erickson, Gregory M., Kenneth H. Olson (1996): Bite marks attributable to Tyrannosaurus rex: preliminary description and implications. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 16 (1): 175-178, DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011297

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