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Poust's expertise helps confirm Nanotyrannus was distinct species from T. rex

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shley Poust, Curator- Vertebrate Paleontology for the University of Nebraska State Museum, stands behind a cast of the upper jaw of a Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest specimens known.

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A new study from UNL biologists has revealed that the net-casting spider's secondary eyes -- the largest of any arachnid -- likely evolved in part to help it capture ground-based prey.

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Hongfeng Yu (from left), Yufeng Ge and Harkamal Walia have received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a multi-wavelength laser ranging and imaging instrument for phenotyping plant shoots at the whole-plant level.

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