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And weighing in at over 9 tons ... T. rex!

The tyrannical lizard T. rex may have been heftier than thought, according to new weight measurements that show at least one individual tipped the scales at more than 9 tons.Full story

T-rex toys with Sydney students

  Hundreds of students in Australia squealed with delight after realizing a seven-foot-tall baby T-Rex visiting their school wasn't real. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

T. rex cousin: The weight of a bus and eats meat

A long-lost Chinese cousin of T. rex has been discovered, one comparable in size to the legendary predator and one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs ever found. Full story

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Final word? T. rex indeed a ferocious killer

Closet Veggie-Lovers?: 'Predatory' Dinos Ate Plants

Tooth marks suggest T. rex was a cannibal

Underwater T.Rex-like carnivores built to kill

When T. Rex became tyrannical

When T. Rex Became Tyrannical

Tiny tyrannosaurs lived Down Under, too

Scientists find relative of T. rex

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  Iconic T. rex celebrates 10 years in Chicago

It's been a decade since The Field Museum in Chicago unveiled "Sue," the largest and most complete T. rex skeleton in the world. Now, the "King of the Dinosaurs" is more interactive than ever. NBC's Leo Juarez reports.

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A new study of the T. rex's muscular tail suggests he was one of the world's fastest hunters.