Tag: tyrannosaurus rex
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Throwback Thursday #242: Looking Back at ESCONI for December 2024
This is Throwback Thursday #242. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! 25 Years Ago – December 1999 50 Years Ago – December 1974 70 Years Ago – December 1954
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We’ve Probably Been Wrong About T. Rex Again, New Study Says
Nature’s Science Alert has a post about Tyrannosaurs rex. Ok, just how smart was T. rex? Back in 2023, when a controversial paper postulated that T. rex was about as intelligent as modern monkeys, most researchers were skeptical. Now, a new study “How smart was T. rex? Testing the claims of exceptional cognition in dinosaurs…
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Juvenile Tyrannosaurs Had Powerful Bite, New Study Shows
SciNews has a story about Tyrannosaurus rex. A recent study looked the bite force of juvenile T. rex and found they had a bite force somewhere between modern hyenas and crocodiles at about 5,641 newtons. Humans deliver a force less than 1/10 at around 300 newtons. Details of the story can be found in a…
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LiveScience: Cretaceous cold case of ‘dueling’ T. rex and Triceratops may finally be solved
LiveScience has a story about the “Dueling Dinosaurs”. This extraordinary fossil specimen of two of the most complete dinosaurs skeletons ever discovered. One is a Triceratops and the other is a Tyrannosaurs rex and they may possibly be locked in 67 million year old mortal combat. These fossils are heading to North Carolina State University to undergo some extensive study. …
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Stan the T. rex just became the most expensive fossil ever sold
LiveScience has a story about the sale of Stan the T-rex on October 6th, 2020. Stan sold for $32 million and set a new record for the sale of a fossil. SUE the T-rex, which went on sale back in 1997, had the previous record as it sold for $8.36 million. Many paleontologists are dismayed…
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Teenage T. Rex Fossils Reveal Haphazard Growth Spurts
Smithsonian Magazine has an article about teenage T. rex fossils. The article discusses a recent paper that appeared in Science Advances. That paper readdresses the two sleek, and slender tyrannosaurs, nicknamed Jane and Petey, at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois and concludes that the two specimens are juvenile T. rexes, not…
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T. rex used a stiff skull to eat its prey
Phys.org has a story about the strength of a Tyrannosaurus rex bite. This story describes research which appeared in a paper published in the journal The Anatomical Record. A Tyrannosaurus rex could bite hard enough to shatter the bones of its prey. But how it accomplished this feat without breaking its own skull bones has…
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ScienceDaily: T. Rex had an air conditioner in its head, study suggests
Science Daily has a post about Tyrannosaurs rex and how it might have handled the heat of the Cretaceous. As an animal gets bigger, it gets harder and harder to dump heat. That’s because the volume of its body grows faster than surface area as the body gets bigger. Researchers at the University of Missouri,…
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Is “Scotty” the Biggest T. rex? Maybe Not!
Brian Switeck on his Laelaps blog has a great post that discusses why “Scotty” may NOT be the biggest T.rex. Our local favorite, “SUE” of the Field Museum has long been billed as the largest, oldest, and most complete T.rex ever found. There isn’t any doubt in the “most complete” title. But, largest and oldest…
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NYT: ‘Scotty’ the T. Rex Is the Heaviest Ever Found, Scientists Say
The NY Times has a piece about Scotty the Tyrannosaurus rex. The specimen was discovered in Saskatchewan in 1991. A paper published in the scientific journal “The Anatomical Record estimates Scotty to have weighed 19,555 pounds, which would make it heavier than SUE – estimated between 12,000 – 14,000. Size and age are also seen…
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AMNH: T. rex: The Ultimate Predator
The American Museum of Natural History in New York has a new exhibit opening on March 11th, 2019. It’s called “T. rex: The Ultimate Predator” and it runs through August 9th, 2020. How did T. rex evolve to become the most fearsome carnivore of the Mesozoic? T. rex: The Ultimate Predator will introduce you to…
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A Fresh Science Makeover for SUE
The new Sue exhibit is schedule to open on December 21st, 2018. It will include many new facts and clarifications. Those changes are nicely summarized in a new Field Museum blog post. Though SUE the T. rex’s fossils are a snapshot of life 67 million years ago, the science around extinct animals is rarely set…
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MinuteEarth: Why Did T Rex Have Such Tiny Arms?
MinuteEarth on YouTube has a neat little video about T Rex and it’s tiny arms. Enjoy!
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Dinosaur Copyright Suit Settled
Via ArgusLeader: BILLINGS, MONT. — The question of whether renderings of ancient dinosaurs can be copyright-protected as original “art” remains unresolved after a settlement was reached in a federal lawsuit in Montana over bone castings from three well-known Tyrannosaurus rex specimens. Because of the settlement, a hearing scheduled for today that would have struck at…
