Tyrannosaur scales

Alphadino65

MemberTriceratopsJune 07, 20172528 Views3 Replies

Further evidence of North American tyrannosaurs having scales covering most of the body has been made public. Enjoy discussing!

http://globalnews.ca/news/3506400/tyrannosaurus-rex-fossil-skin-scales-university-of-alberta/

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June 07, 2017

Tyrannosaurs probably had feathers on certain parts of the body and scales on others

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June 07, 2017

Do we know what part of the body the scales were from?

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June 07, 2017

@The Tyrannosaur Noscoper, that is the general consensus among paleontologists now.

@Sci-Fi King 25, it said that the imprints were from the neck, hip, and tail. Here is the actual scientific paper: http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/roybiolett/13/6/20170092.full.pdf

Tyrannosaur scales

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