The tyrannosaurus rex may have been three different species, according to experts studying remains thought to have belonged to one of the dinosaurs. Variations between different T-rex remains suggest the existence of a stout dinosaur with two incisor teeth, named Tyrannosaurus imperator by the researchers, as well as a third, more slender T-rex called Tyrannosaurus regina. Gregory Paul, a dinosaur specialist on the film Jurassic Park and the lead author of the research, said it would be decades before there were enough museum specimens to do a statistical analysis, The Guardian reported.
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