
Rare fossil of adolescent Tyrannosaurus - 'Teen Rex' - found by US kids
Voice of America
In this image provided by Giant Screen Films, Liam Fisher, Kaiden Madsen and Jessin Fisher pose for a celebratory photo on the day their fossil find was determined to be a juvenile T. rex, in North Dakota. In this photo provided by Giant Screen Films, Jessin Fisher digs for fossils on public lands near his home in Marmath, N.D. (Sam Fisher/Giant Screen Films via AP) The Hell Creek badlands of southwestern North Dakota, U.S., where a fossil of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex was discovered, is seen in this July 2016 handout photo. (Erik Freeman/Handout via Reuters)
A rare fossil of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex has been excavated in North Dakota's badlands — a find noteworthy for the scientific insight it may offer into the life history of this famous dinosaur and for the tale of the kids who found it.
