Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.
Recent computer models and other evidence suggest that T. They do know that this dinosaur died in or near a riverbed, and it is likely that its carcass was covered by sediment soon after it perished. Birds first evolved in the Jurassic, as did the earliest tyrannosaurs.
NextTyrannosaurus and Human Interaction Humans and Tyrannosaurus never interacted at any time.
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
Their underbelly, however, is smooth and tan with small rectangular scales.
NextThe type species is N.
Domestication Because they never interacted, humans did not domesticate Tyrannosaurus in any way.
NextAn artist's rendering of an adult Tyrannosaurus rex.
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. Curators: Behind the Scenes of Natural History Museums. Use precise geolocation data.
NextThe large size and the excellent condition of the bones were also surprising.
Based on growth rings in fossil bones, scientists know that the longest-lived T. From there, the museum's paleontologists began the study of the skeleton.
NextThe type species is P.
Paleontologists take into consideration the shape of hip bones as well as other body parts when naming, classifying, or grouping dinosaurs.
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