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T. rex was warm-blooded and had body temperature close to ours, study finds

South China Morning Post 16 September 2026 11h ago
T. rex was warm-blooded and had body temperature close to ours, study finds
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Using fossilised teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex’s temperature – and it wasn’t too different from our own. Researchers once thought that dinosaurs were sluggish, cold-blooded creatures. Later findings challenged that, suggesting that older dinosaurs were warm-blooded and could control their body temperature. Most scientists agree that Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded, but pinning
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