Parzival ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 07 Jun 2023 6:15 a.m. PST |
Shock (well probably not): The fearsome T-Rex was not the toothy monster we picture in film and even science books. A new study says it actually had lips which covered its teeth, just like most modern animals and reptiles. The result is a much less terrifying appearance— though of course, the teeth don't go away just because you can't see them… link |
Extra Crispy ![Sponsoring Member of TMP Sponsoring Member of TMP](boards/icons/sponsor.gif) | 07 Jun 2023 6:43 a.m. PST |
Have they settled if T Rex was a scavenger or predator? |
35thOVI ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 07 Jun 2023 7:03 a.m. PST |
Parz, if you argued for this before, you would have probably been laughed at. I remember the stegosaurus plate location controversy. Everyone believed they were right, until they weren't. Who knows today. With archaeology it's always fact until it's not. 😉 |
miniMo ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 07 Jun 2023 7:33 a.m. PST |
Evolutionarily desirable for better kissing. ~ , ~ |
nnascati ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 07 Jun 2023 7:57 a.m. PST |
Really interesting article, thanks for sharing. I think it's the short arms that make folks lean toward the scavenger role. |
Frederick ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 07 Jun 2023 8:44 a.m. PST |
"The last time I saw lips like that, they had a hook in them" Wisdom from Rodney Dangerfield |
rmaker | 07 Jun 2023 10:27 a.m. PST |
Old news Bob Bakker demonstrated this in "Dinosaur Heresies" back in 1986. |
HMS Exeter | 07 Jun 2023 2:57 p.m. PST |
Now I have lips. If only my hands could reach up far enough to use my ChapStik. |
Bashytubits | 07 Jun 2023 4:40 p.m. PST |
Loose lips sink ships! Who knew T-Rex was to blame. |
Soldat | 08 Jun 2023 9:11 a.m. PST |
Now we know they were mad because they had no lip stick. |
Wolfshanza ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 08 Jun 2023 10:14 p.m. PST |
Prolly slobbered, too ? yech ! LOL |
35thOVI ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 09 Jun 2023 5:04 a.m. PST |
Loose lips sink ships…. And make dinosaurs extent. |
35thOVI ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 09 Jun 2023 9:54 a.m. PST |
Not sure why spell check changed extinct to extent. Arghhh |
Zephyr1 | 12 Jun 2023 10:06 p.m. PST |
Using it's lips and tongue, T-Rex could probably make rude noises… ;-) |