Ep #96 Nanotyrannus vs. Juvenile T-rex Solved with James Napoli

About this episode

Ray and Dave discuss the resolution of the debate over Nanotyrannus and juvenile T-Rex with James Napoli.

Ray and Dave review the evidence with James Napoli, co-author of the new research paper that resolves the long-standing debate over whether Nanotyrannus represents a distinct species or a juvenile T-Rex.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ray, Dave

Guest: James Napoli

Topics covered

• paleontology
• dinosaur species
• Nanotyrannus
• T-Rex
• juvenile dinosaurs
• scientific debate

Keywords

• Nanotyrannus
• T-Rex
• paleontology
• juvenile dinosaurs
• scientific research
• James Napoli
• dinosaur debate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: research paper

Books & works: Nanotyrannus, T-Rex

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