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Mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex Sue May Have Died From Parasite (cbs2chicago.com)

A new study says Sue, the Tyrannosaurus Rex on display at the Field Museum, may have died from a lowly parasite.

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison indicates and the University of Queensland, Australia, suggests that the scars on Sue’s jaw are not from a battle with another dinosaur, but from trichomonosis, a parasitic infection that still infects modern birds.