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- ↑ Smith, Chuck (May 1, 2014). "Lufkin natural history museum lands NASA moon rock exhibit". Red River Radio. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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- ↑ ""Bubba-Rex" goes on exhibit at Lufkin's Naranjo Museum of Natural History". KTRE. March 22, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ↑ "T-Rex dinosaur fossil arrives at Naranjo Museum of Natural History". KTRE. Retrieved May 14, 2022.