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Sue, a reconstructed T. rex skeleton, at the Field Museum in Chicago

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A mass Tyrannosaurus rex grave confirms that they hunted in packs

A collection of T. rex fossils all found in one spot likely died together in a flood

T. rex walked as slowly as a human, and may have used its tail as a suspension system

In prehistoric times, you could have strolled down the street and chatted with your friendly neighborhood T. rex without even breaking a sweat

Even megalodon babies needed nurseries to survive

To look back into shark evolutionary history, paleontologists analyzed the fossilized teeth of these ancient predators

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How did birds become birds? An interview with Jingmai O'Connor

The paleontologist and soon-to-be curator at the Field Museum on excavations, being a party animal, and imposter syndrome

A version of this article originally appeared onĀ Science Friday

Did a mass extinction help dinosaurs dominate the Earth?

These fossil hunters want to solve the mystery