Bigger Than T-Rex

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In 1993, a giant bone was discovered by an amateur fossil hunter in the badlands of central Argentina. The two paleontologists who were summoned to the site thought it was the thigh of a planteating dinosaur, but further examination showed it to be the shin of a previously unknown species of predatory dinosaur.Bigger Than TRexis an account of the excavation of the fossil and the subsequent reconstruction of a dinosaur thought to have been bigger, heavier, and fiercer than the reigning king of the meateaters,Tyrannosaurus rex. In clear, easytofollow language, dinosaur expert Don Lessem explains how the scientists drew conclusions about the size and habits of the new species, how they came to give it its nameGiganotosaurusand how it compared to other dinosaurs. Illustrated with color photographs of the excavation and meticulously painted reconstructions ofGiganotosaurusand other species, here is uptotheminute news about dinosaur discoveries for dinophiles of all ages.

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