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The Small-Town Colossus Faces the End of the Road

8 novembre 2026 à 00:01
Giant roadside attractions have helped put hundreds of communities on the map. What happens when their novelty fades and costs pile up?

© David Buzzard/Alamy

At 86 feet tall, Tyra the Tyrannosaurus of Drumheller, Alberta, is about four times the size of a real T. rex.

Nanotyrannus Skeleton ‘Jodi’ Is Auctioned for $47.3 Million

Par : Sopan Deb
27 octobre 2026 à 14:10
The T. Rex cousin is the latest dinosaur fossil to fetch a high price at an auction, this time at Sotheby’s.

© Matthew Sherman

Scientists long debated whether Nanotyrannus was from a separate group of Tyrannosaur species, or if they were teen specimens of T. rex. The separate group hypothesis has recently prevailed.
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