T. rex was warm-blooded with a body temperature close to humans, study finds
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A new study has found that Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded, with a body temperature of about 36 degrees Celsius — close to the human average. Researchers reached this conclusion by analyzing the enamel of three fossilized teeth. Previously, dinosaurs were thought to be cold-blooded, but the new findings suggest that T. rex was an active predator capable of living in diverse environments. The researchers noted that being warm-blooded likely meant the dinosaur moved more and required more food than previously believed.
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Scientific American (outlet profile)
T. rex was as warm-blooded as humans, new study finds. The dinosaurs were once considered reptilian, but the new results suggest we may need to rethink their evolution
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La Vanguardia (outlet profile)
Resuelto el enigma de la temperatura corporal del T. rex: 36 grados. Científicos de EE.UU. demuestran que el tiranosaurio era un depredador activo de sangre caliente que pudo vivir en ambientes muy diversos
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Phys.org (outlet profile)
Tyrannosaurus rex teeth reveal a body temperature close to the human average. When picturing a scaled, toothy Tyrannosaurus rex stomping across North America, building nests and eating other dinosaurs, it's easy to forg…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
The T. rex had a body temperature similar to our own, study finds. A new study has found that the T
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Haaretz (outlet profile)
T. rex temperature taken for first time. Geochemical study compares the body heat of the Terror of the Cretaceous with crocs and clams, and finds the latter were cold-blooded. T. rex was not
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Tooth study shows T. rex was warmblooded, with human-like temperature
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Spektrum (outlet profile)
Dinosaurier: Zahnanalyse zeigt: T. rex war warmblütig. Reptilien werden in kalter Umgebung langsam. Beim Tyrannosaurus rex hätte man darauf nicht hoffen dürfen: Er war vermutlich gleichwarm – und somit durchgehend agil.
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South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
T. rex was warm-blooded and had body temperature close to ours, study finds. Using fossilised teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex’s temperature – and it wasn’t too different from our own. Researchers once th…
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Olhar Digital (outlet profile)
T. rex era de sangue quente? Dentes fossilizados ajudam a responder um dos mistérios dos dinossauros. Nova análise de dentes fossilizados fornece a evidência mais direta até agora O post T. rex era de sangue quente? Den…
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CBC News (outlet profile)
How do you take T. rex's temperature? These scientists did it. Scientists have long discussed whether and which dinosaurs were warm-blooded. Now, researchers say they have used chemistry to take the temperature of two T…
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NRK (outlet profile)
Tannstudie viser at Tyrannosaurus Rex var varmblodig. En ny studie viser at dinosauren Tyrannosaurus Rex var varmblodig med en kroppstemperatur på 36,3 grader. Det skriver Reuters. Det er emaljen på tre tenner som har g…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
New T. Rex discovery completely counters the long-held image of the dinosaur. Tyrannosaurus inhabited western North America during the Cretaceous Period roughly 66 million years ago, near the end of the dinosaur era
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UOL (outlet profile)
Estudo sobre dentes revela que o T. rex tinha sangue quente, semelhante a humanos. Por Will Dunham
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N1 Srbija (outlet profile)
Analiza fosilnog zuba otkrila da je Tiranosaurus reks bio toplokrvan. Naučnici već gotovo 60 godina sumnjaju da je Tiranosaurus reks bio toplokrvan.
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Telegraf (outlet profile)
„Kralj tirana“ bio zastrašujući džin, ali imao sličnost s ljudima: Konačno se zna telesna temperatura ti-reksa. Tiranosaurus reks ili ti-reks bio je zastrašujući džin, a smatra se jednim od najopasnijih stvorenja koja s…
Factual core
- Analysis of a fossil tooth revealed that Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded.
- Tyrannosaurus rex was a terrifying giant and is considered one of the most dangerous creatures ever to walk the planet.