ScienceT. rex may have had a body temperature of about 97°F
Chemical bonds preserved in 66-million-year-old teeth provided the estimate, according to a post sharing Smithsonian Magazine.
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A post sharing Smithsonian Magazine says scientists estimated a T. rex’s body temperature at about 97°F—close to human body temperature—using chemical bonds preserved in fossil teeth.
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T. rex may have had a body temperature of about 97°F
Chemical bonds preserved in 66-million-year-old teeth provided the estimate, according to a post sharing Smithsonian Magazine.