NotSpez@lemm.ee to 4chan@lemmy.world · 8 months agoT-Rex problemsi.imgur.comimagemessage-square227fedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down118
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minus-squareSpaceballstheusername@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·8 months agoSince we only found 3 trex skeletons how could we know if their young grew fast?
minus-squareTlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoWe have over 40 T. rex specimens, and many more Tyrannosaurs. We can age them and observe growth rates by measuring bone rings, just like tree rings. Jane and Petey in particular had lots of new bone growth when they died as adolescents.
Since we only found 3 trex skeletons how could we know if their young grew fast?
We have over 40 T. rex specimens, and many more Tyrannosaurs. We can age them and observe growth rates by measuring bone rings, just like tree rings. Jane and Petey in particular had lots of new bone growth when they died as adolescents.