Dinosaur fossil ‘sitting in a drawer’ for 100 years identified as new T-rex relative
6 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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"Dinosaur fossil ‘sitting in a drawer’ for 100 years identified as new T-rex relative" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Yahoo, Portsmouth News, blue News and New Scientist. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (6)
- Isle of Wight fossil sheds light on enigmatic meat-eating dinosaurs Yahoo · 18h ago
- 'Overlooked' fossil leads to discovery of new dinosaur species on Isle of Wight Portsmouth News · 18h ago
- Nearly 100 Years in a Drawer: Fossil Turns Out to Be a New Species of Dinosaur blue News · 18h ago
- Dinosaur named new species 102 years after fossil found on Isle of Wight New Scientist · 18h ago
- Isle of Wight fossil Europe's first known long-clawed megaraptoran dinosaur Phys.org · 18h ago
- Dinosaur fossil ‘sitting in a drawer’ for 100 years identified as new T-rex relative AOL.com · 18h ago
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