Science
Baby tyrannosaurs dinosaurs were the ‘size of a Border Collie’ – BBC News
Scans of fossilised dinosaur remains reveal they were about 3ft long when they took their first steps.
image copyrightJulius Csotonyi
image captionAn artist’s impression of what a baby tyrannosaur may have looked like
Baby tyrannosaurs were only the size of a Border Collie dog when they took their first steps, a team of palaeontologists has discovered.
Researchers from Edinburgh University examined fossilised remains of a tiny jaw bone and claw found in Canada and the US.
They have been revealed, in 3D scans, to belong to a baby tyrannosaur – cousin of the T-Rex dinosaur.
They are the first-known…
-
Noosa News14 hours agoBrisbane vs Collingwood live blog: Richmond selects Noah Balta as unbeaten Lions prepare for Magpies test
-
Noosa News17 hours agoAustralians tell ABC’s Your Say how they saw the second leaders debate
-
General13 hours agoNT Coalition candidate Lisa Siebert diverges from Jacinta Nampijinpa Price on royal commission call
-
General15 hours agoCanberra man named as doctor accused of rape after suppression order lifted