tyrannosaurs

Young tyrannosaurs were incapable of delivering bone-crushing bites

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It’s often referred to as the ‘King of the Dinosaurs’, but a new study suggests that T.Rex wasn’t so scary after all – at least while it was a teen.  Researchers have analysed the jaw mechanics of young and adult tyrannosaurids to uncover how they bit into their prey.  Their analysis suggests that younger tyrannosaurs … Read more

Baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a Border Collie dog when they took their first steps

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Baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a Border Collie dog when they took their first steps, 70 million-year-old jaw bone unearthed in Canada reveals Researchers created 3D scans of two tiny 1 inch dinosaur bones from Canada One was a jaw bone and the other a claw bone – both from embryo tyrannosaurs The … Read more