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Dinosaur Bone Growth Illustration, Royal Tyrrell Museum

This 4-inch long embryonic hadrodsaur upper leg bone in my hand would have grown to 4 feet in just a couple of years. It is thought that small dinosaurs had to grow up quickly to avoid predators.

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This 4-inch long embryonic hadrodsaur upper leg bone in my hand would have grown to 4 feet in just a couple of years. It is thought that small dinosaurs had to grow up quickly to avoid predators.