#clumped isotope thermometry

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#body temperature #cretaceous period #dinosaur physiology #endothermy #fossil teeth analysis #hell creek formation #paleontology #randon flores #robert eagle #t. rex #university of california los angeles

T. rex ran as warm as an elephant
New tooth analysis reveals T. rex maintained a steady body temperature of 36 degrees Celsius, suggesting it was a warm-blooded predator.
Ars Technica · 3m