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I find it fascinating how in terms of morphology, T. rex's tiny arms somewhat resemble those of a modern dinosaur: the kiwi bird, which has wings so small they'
by bitwize 4y ago
I find it fascinating how in terms of morphology, T. rex's tiny arms somewhat resemble those of a modern dinosaur: the kiwi bird, which has wings so small they're practically invisible (and its genus name, Apteryx, means "no wings"). That may give a clue as to how T. rex might have actually looked; after all, we can't prove they weren't huge fatbirds: https://imgur.com/gallery/rmad4 https://imgur.com/gallery/rmad4
- alexvoda 4y agoSaitama for scale.
- emmelaich 4y agoHave a look at a cassowary. Especially, compare their feet to t-rex's.
- david-gpu 4y agoThere are fossilized skin imprints of T-Rex that prove they were covered in scales [0]. More generally, paleontologists know a fair amount of what ancient creatures looked like [1]. [0] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t-rex-skin-was-not-covered-feathers-study-says-180963603/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t-rex-skin-was-not... [1] https://i.redd.it/02rv3y272cx61.jpg https://i.redd.it/02rv3y272cx61.jpg