rex skeleton will be led by palaeontologists ... for 5.55 million Swiss francs ($6.2m; £5m) at auction last year. The so-called "Team T. rex" in Portsmouth features anatomist Dr Nizar Ibrahim ...
Science recently proposed a truly horrifying thought — that T. Rex, perhaps the most fearsome predator to walk the earth, was also smart enough to use tools, hunt in packs and pass down knowledge.
WASHINGTON — Surmising even the physical appearance of a dinosaur — or any extinct animal — based on its fossils is a tricky proposition, with so many uncertainties involved. Assessing a ...
By analyzing data from T. rex remains as well as data from the theropod's closest living bird relatives, including emus and ostriches, Herculano-Houzel concluded that theropod brains had in excess ...
Neuron counts usually correlate with brain size, so a T. Rex skeleton with a large brain cavity would have had a larger brain and therefore more neurons. Studies also suggest that the more ...
Multimillion-pound scientific research of a T. rex skeleton will be led by palaeontologists in Portsmouth. The University of ...
Now, an interdisciplinary scientific team has published a study in rebuttal, questioning Herculano-Houzel's methodology and challenging her appraisal of the smarts of T. rex and other big dinosaur ...