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Variation and sexual dimorphism in Tyrannosaurus rex

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Peter Larson (2008): Variation and sexual dimorphism in Tyrannosaurus rex. In: Peter Larson, Kenneth Carpenter (Eds): Tyrannosaurus rex, the tyrant king. lndiana University Press: 102-128, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3942903

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