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Redesigning a model of Tyrannosaurus Rex
- babygoat 11y ago> T. rex now has sexy new feet based on newly discovered fossil trackways of a closely related tyrannosaurid from Canada. Do go on. > Among the changes from the old model are a revised arrangement for tarsal scutes and tapering toes that have significantly more padding to them. Ooh la la!
- dzdt 11y agoWait, so T-Rex had feathers? Anyone got a better science link on that?
- ashark 11y agoNo direct evidence, but scientists rate the odds as good. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Skin_and_feathers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Skin_and_feather... > Mark Norell of the American Museum of Natural History summarized the balance of evidence by stating that: "we have as much evidence that T. rex was feathered, at least during some stage of its life, as we do that australopithecines like Lucy had hair."
- mhurron 11y agoThat is the current prevailing theory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Skin_and_feathers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Skin_and_feather... "While there is no direct evidence for Tyrannosaurus rex having had feathers, many scientists now consider it likely that T. rex had feathers on at least parts of its body, due to their presence in related species of similar size." It makes my wife sad when I remind her of it. You start imagining Dinosaurs acting like the birds you see outside and they kind of loose all their awesomeness.
- gus_massa 11y ago> You start imagining Dinosaurs acting like the birds you see outside and they kind of loose all their awesomeness. Or the other way around if you choose the right birds. Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1211/ https://xkcd.com/1211/
- GFK_of_xmaspast 11y ago> You start imagining Dinosaurs acting like the birds you see outside and they kind of loose all their awesomeness. You need to pay more attention to birds.
- mhurron 11y agoWatching nature shows, animals in the yard and pets, all animals are retarded. I have crows hopping in the front yard waiting for bread. I have hummingbirds that come to the door and windows demanding more food when the feeders get empty or a little too old for their liking. You can watch parakeets and parrots dancing to music These are not the actions that instill awe like the T-Rex in Jurassic Park would. All I see is dinosaurs doing the same things I see birds doing and they are now just as retarded as every other animal on the planet.
- pluma 11y agoNow imagine those birds demanding food are carnivorous and large enough to bite off your head.
- masklinn 11y agoAnd especially to birds whose ecology has at least remote similarities to the dinosaur you're thinking of. Thinking about a T-Rex acting like a cassowary then realising the cassowary isn't even carnivorous is more terrifying than anything else.
- protomyth 11y agoA T Rex that acted like a crow / raven would be a scary, scary thing.
- rambambam 11y agoI can't help to see dinosaurs/velociraptors when I'm looking at the magpies here. Probably because the creators of Jurassic Park took their inspiration from these kind of birds as well, and JP is my only reference. But anyhow, I think that's scary enough, and not as cute as a giant chicken.
- AdmiralAsshat 11y agoSomeone already posted an obligatory XKCD. I am obliged to post the other: https://xkcd.com/1104/ https://xkcd.com/1104/
- caio1982 11y agoWhat a beautiful gigantic chicken! These guys seem to be doing a lot of work to get their models right, nice project. The post about Torosaurus and Triceratops is pretty neat too: http://saurian.maxmediacorp.com/?p=551 http://saurian.maxmediacorp.com/?p=551
- wodenokoto 11y agoI really hate redesign articles that don't show comparisons to the old model. Is it really that hard to get a picture of the old T-Rex?