Cooked Crack Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Quote Conjure up an image of Tyrannosaurus rex in a Hollywood blockbuster. The meat-eating dinosaur’s long, serrated teeth taper to sharp points that protrude from a gaping maw bared wide in a roar. As the predator closes those jaws around its prey, its upper teeth remain exposed in a fanged smile. But new research is challenging these popular-culture depictions. The teeth of T. rex and its two-legged, three-toed meat-eating kin—known as theropods—were likely covered by thin, scaly lips resembling those of some modern lizards, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. Quote The teeth-out T. rex depiction, Dr. Witton said, can be traced back to the idea that this animal’s closest living relative is the crocodile—and that these living reptiles have mostly exposed teeth and no lips. Plus, some Tyrannosaur teeth might have been 6 inches or longer—a seemingly impossible length to fit inside a mouth, or so paleontologists thought. For the new study, the group compared the tooth-size-to-skull-length relationship in more than 20 theropod specimens from museum and research-institution collections to those in various living and extinct lizard species. Even though the dinosaur teeth and skulls were ultimately bigger, the skull-tooth size relationship among the theropods closely resembled that observed in modern-day monitor lizards, such as Komodo dragons, that have covered teeth. The researchers also compared various bony characteristics of theropod skulls and jaws to those of crocodiles and lizards. “You can use various lumps and bumps and scars of a skeleton to get an idea of where the overlying muscles, soft tissues and skin go,” Dr. Witton said. The dinosaur specimens were more lizard-like than crocodile-like, he added. https://www.wsj.com/articles/t-rexs-teeth-didnt-protrude-outside-its-jaws-unlike-fearsome-hollywood-depictions-e04dc630?mod=e2tw Wokeness has gone too far! First they want to say T-Rex had feathers and now this? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xameil Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Whew. Im so glad this travesty has been uncovered. I was up countless number of nano seconds upset that the depiction of the T-Rex was incorrect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 I mean, they probably had feathers too. https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/did-t-rex-actually-have-feathers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 These are probably the same "scientists" who think dinosaurs and cave men weren't around at the same time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wiggles Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 "Give me some sugar baby. " 🦖 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 They say the same thing about Larry King. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Well this will certainly open up some options in my Jurassic Park fan-fic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalhead Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 2 hours ago, dfitzo53 said: These are probably the same "scientists" who think dinosaurs and cave men weren't around at the same time. They were together more recently than you think... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 6 hours ago, Metalhead said: They were together more recently than you think... You are the only person I've ever met to reference this show, and it holds a special place in my heart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 No wonder those ugly things went extinct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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