#t. rex

3 stories

#cretaceous period #hell creek formation #paleontology #auction #body temperature #cassandra hatton #clumped isotope thermometry #denver museum of nature and science #dinosaur #dinosaur physiology #endothermy #footprints

Rare T. rex cousin fossil heads to auction
New York auction house displays rare Nanotyrannus skeleton before $6-9m sale.
Sun Sentinel · 1m
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
First T. rex trackway discovered in North Dakota
Scientists uncover the first-ever sequence of footprints left by an adult T. rex, preserved for 66.5 million years.
Fox News · 2m