Fossils have not told us the whole truth about this gigantic being.
It is not a tasteful dish to have to see how species on our planet are in danger of extinction. The past has shown us that not even the majestic dinosaurs were spared from being wiped out from the face of the Earth, although luckily we can still find their remains to learn a little more about these animals. In this case, new evidence ensures that some of the greatestthey were even more than the fossils assure.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex is bigger than we ever imagined
Recently, the digital medium Live Science has published information that is turning what we thought we knew about the T-Rex upside down. According to a study carried out by the head of paleontology at the Canadian Museum of NatureJordan Mallon, and by the deputy director of education at Queen Mary University of London, David Hone, the Largest Tyrannosaurus Rex that would have existed would be up to a 70% bigger than the specimen that held the record, the so-called scottiewhich came to weigh 8,870 kilograms.
T-Rex could have been much bigger than we imagined. DALL-E 2
Is new information has been obtained through study of fossil records, a total of 32 specimens of this species turned into rock of the 2,500 million T-Rex that populated the planet have been recorded. We are before a simple approximationsince such impressive specimens have not been discovered, but Mallon claims that:
We ended up obtaining two models, one with zero dimorphisms (variations in the external physiognomy between males and females of the same species) and another with strong dimorphism. If the T-Rex had been dimorphic, it would have weighed up to 24,000 kilograms, although the model was discarded, since if this were true, we would have found larger individuals today. This is just a thought exercise. It’s something we have fun thinking about.
Nevertheless, study is important Given the emphasizes the limitation that paleontologists find to the not having a large number of fossils within your reach to know the size of some species. Thomas Carrpaleontologist at Carthage College, has declaredin the aforementioned communication medium, that:
The Tyrannosaurus Rex is a stupendous animal. Imagining a T-Rex of that magnitude is extraordinary, and I think an animal of that size is within statistical reach.