'Unusually large' tyrannosaur leg bone points to 10,000-pound behemoth

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. A newly uncovered tyrannosaur leg bone is shaking things up in the dinosaur world. The leg bone uncovered in New Mexico belongs to an unusually large tyrannosaur--the group of dinosaurs that includes the mighty . The shinbone is three feet long and about five inches in diameter, only slightly smaller than the largest known specimen. The giant leg bone is detailed in a study published today in the journal .