Using fossilised teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex’s temperature – and it wasn’t too different from our own.
Researchers once thought that dinosaurs were sluggish, cold-blooded creatures. Later findings challenged that, suggesting that older dinosaurs were warm-blooded and could control their body temperature.
Most scientists agree that Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded, but pinning down the exact core temperature of an extinct creature is difficult.
“We can’t just use a...
T. rex was warm-blooded and had body temperature close to ours, study finds
Global - Asia
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September 16, 2026
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Source: South China Morning Post | https://www.scmp.com/rss/91/feed - Read Original
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