"Newly Discovered Dinosaur in New Mexico Could Rewrite T. rex's Origin Story"
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A new dinosaur species, named Tyrannosaurus mcraeensis, has been discovered in New Mexico, predating the T. rex by about five million years. The fossil, part of the skull, was found in 1983 and has been studied by scientists for decades. This discovery is changing the timeline of dinosaur presence in North America and is on display at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science.
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