A large fossil leg bone hints at T. rex’s origins, but scientists disagree

The shinbone suggests the dino’s forebears came from North America

A large tyrannosaur, possibly a T. rex ancestor, stomps near a herd of duckbill dinosaurs in this artist’s conception of a scene from around 74 million years ago.

A large tyrannosaur stomps near a herd of duckbill dinosaurs in this artist’s conception of a scene from around 74 million years ago.

Chase Stone

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