Despite its ancestors having feathers, Tyrannosaurus rex most likely had scaly skin, according to fossil evidence. Researchers say the huge predator had scales much like modern reptiles rather ...
The fossil is that of a Gorgosaurus - a distant relative of the infamous and deadly Tyrannosaurus rex - that was discovered ... optimised for "cutting into thick skin and penetrating deep into ...
“I can see the abducens nerve, which allowed lateral eye motion, and the trigeminal nerve, which gave sensation to the skin of the ... 1997 auction of the Tyrannosaurus rex named Sue.
Hedge-fund billionaire Kenneth Griffin paid Sotheby’s $44.6 million for a nearly complete Stegosaurus skeleton on Wednesday, the most ever paid for a fossil ... for a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ...
Tyrannosaurus rex was the most formidable ... By analyzing T. rex’s fossils, Julia Clarke found evidence of melanin, the same pigment found in human skin and the feathers of some modern birds.
Yes, you read right: collagen, which is a protein found in bones, skin ... dinosaur fossils containing intact collagen, ...
Scientists have long debated whether the legendary Tyrannosaurus rex was a ferocious ... of dinosaur bones in the bellies of T-rex fossils, and even T-rex-shaped bites out of the tails of other ...
The study gives new insight into how Komodo dragons keep their teeth razor-sharp and may provide clues to how dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus ... skin with feathers. A new dinosaur skin fossil ...
There have been some major fossils discovered and recovered in the Centennial state including the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Allosaurus, Triceratops, a large spectrum of sauropods and what is believed to ...
LANSING — When it comes to fossils, Michigan missed out on Tyrannosaurus rex and its associates, but the Mitten State came out just fine with its famous Petoskey stones and mastodons.
And not just any dinosaur, but a young Tyrannosaurus rex ... world," Lyson said in a statement. Teen Rex, as scientists are calling the fossil, would have been 10 feet tall and 25 feet long ...
It’s an unlikely relationship, but the humble pigeon is a descendant of the group of dinosaurs that also includes the mighty Tyrannosaurus ... also included T. rex. Our knowledge of these creatures is ...