Actually, they don't anoymore. Recent discoveries has indicated that the tyrannosaurus was possibly without any feathers, or at the very least very sparsely so.
Actually, they don't anoymore. Recent discoveries has indicated that the tyrannosaurus was possibly without any feathers, or at the very least very sparsely so.
Not completely without feathers, just restricted to certain parts of the body.
Not completely without feathers, just restricted to certain parts of the body.
Pardon the necrobumping, but T. rex feathers are still a controversial topic. From what I've read, feathers were likely very much present on baby rexes, but as they grew older, the feathers thinned out until they reached a point that they'd be difficult to see unless you get real close to the animal. Sorta like what we see with elephant hair.
The T. rex and Tarbosaurus models in Prehistoric Planet are a good visualization of what I'm talking about here. There are other tyrannosaurs in that show (Nanuqsaurus and Qianzhousaurus) that are depicted with a much more prominent coat of feathers, but they're both smaller and less heavily built than the big bois, and the former of the two lives in a much colder environment.
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