ScienceFossil teeth hint at a human-like body temperature for T. rex
The New York Times reports that a new study puts T. rex's body temperature above a crocodile's but below a chicken's.
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A chemical study of fossil teeth found that T. rex's body temperature was close to ours, according to a writer sharing his New York Times take on the research. The Times describes the dinosaur as hotter than a crocodile, cooler than a chicken and warm-blooded. The writer is more cautious about that last conclusion, suggesting it may have been warm-blooded like us—but emphasizing “Maybe…”.
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Fossil teeth hint at a human-like body temperature for T. rex
The New York Times reports that a new study puts T. rex's body temperature above a crocodile's but below a chicken's.
TLDR
A chemical study of fossil teeth found that T. rex's body temperature was close to ours, according to a writer sharing his New York Times take on the research. The Times describes the dinosaur as hotter than a crocodile, cooler than a chicken and warm-blooded. The writer is more cautious about that last conclusion, suggesting it may have been warm-blooded like us—but emphasizing “Maybe…”.