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T. Rex’s sharp teeth were likely covered by lips, Toronto paleontologist says

One of the world’s most famous predators, the fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex is typically shown baring dozens of sharp, jagged teeth — but a Toronto researcher says the carnivore likely had lips to cover them.

Robert Reisz, a professor at the University of Toronto who specializes in vertebrate paleontology, says that contrary to what’s shown in movies and even museums, T. Rex and his fellow theropods would not have teeth that stick out even when their mouths are closed.

Reisz said the popular depiction in movies such as the Jurassic Park franchise has annoyed him “for a very long time because there is no real biology behind it.”

Aside from their lack of lips, theropods are shown in movies without feathers and “looking emaciated,” which he said is also incorrect.

Scientists. Ruining your childhood since 1898.

 

[Rentahamster]

Not ruining. Enhancing.

 

[Shaanyboi]

 

[Viewt]

Poor T-Rex. Every 5-6 years, we find further evidence that it was a goofy-looking freak, rather than an awesome, intimidating beast.

 

[Kinyou]

“looking emaciated,” which he said is also incorrect

Is it time for fat dinosaurs?

Poor T-Rex. Every 5-6 years, we find further evidence that it was a goofy-looking freak, rather than an awesome, intimidating beast.

Not to forget that he apparently was also a lowly scavenger.

 

[HStallion]

I would be willing to bet that dinosaurs probably looked a lot different than pop culture and even some of the scientific field make them out to be. I'm not even speaking of feathers on raptors or things like that but basing an animals entire physical structure on their bones alone doesn't really give you the whole story. There are parts of creatures that would not last long at all even sheltered from the elements, let alone long enough to be petrified.

I believe their are artists renderings of what many modern animals would look like if we tried to recreate them like we do dinosaurs from bones alone and its a pretty striking difference in terms of what the animals actually looks like and what the artist came up with.

 

[Fuu]

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

:lol

 

[adj_noun]

Is it time for fat dinosaurs?

At the rate things are going I half expect an announcement that dinosaurs all wore rainbow wigs and rode unicycles a lot more than you'd think.

 

[Ithil]

Is it time for fat dinosaurs?


Not to forget that he apparently was also a lowly scavenger.

Only one guy claims that scavenger bullshit, and it's not taken seriously.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

Sounds sexy
They already walk on heels

 

[To Far Away Times]

 

[jstripes]

I would be willing to bet that dinosaurs probably looked a lot different than pop culture and even some of the scientific field make them out to be. I'm not even speaking of feathers on raptors or things like that but basing an animals entire physical structure on their bones alone doesn't really give you the whole story. There are parts of creatures that would not last long at all even sheltered from the elements, let alone long enough to be petrified.

I believe their are artists renderings of what many modern animals would look like if we tried to recreate them like we do dinosaurs from bones alone and its a pretty striking difference in terms of what the animals actually looks like and what the artist came up with.

Animal Skeletons drawn like Dinosaurs

A horse, drawn based on its bone structure.

 

[Monocle]

Fuck off science! These shameless attacks on the holy gospel of Jurassic Park will not stand.

Animal Skeletons drawn like Dinosaurs

A horse, drawn based on its bone structure.

What a majestic creature.

 

[Anton Sugar]

So...are there any conceptual drawings for what this would have actually looked like?

 

[N.Domixis]

I don't know about others but I think feathered dinosaurs look much better. They look almost alien.

 

[triplestation]

thats false

 

[Log4Girlz]

 

[Toxi]

Not to forget that he apparently was also a lowly scavenger.

That's a minority viewpoint. There is evidence of healed Tyrannosaurus attacks on fossils of contemporary dinosaurs. Plus, the only obligate tetrapod scavengers today are carrion birds, which have the advantage of flight.

 

[Einchy]

No.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Those DSLs

 

[GuitarAtomik]

How do you put out a story like that and not include an illustration? lol

 

[Monocle]

I don't know about others but I think feathered dinosaurs look much better. They look almost alien.

Yeah that's cool.

 

[Dennis]

Animal Skeletons drawn like Dinosaurs

A horse, drawn based on its bone structure.

I bet real dinosaurs were cute as fuck.

 

[HStallion]

Animal Skeletons drawn like Dinosaurs

A horse, drawn based on its bone structure.

Yep this was it! I believe there was a drawing of a hippo done in the same manner and it looked like a totally different creature without the meaty parts.

Edit: Here is a cat drawn like a dinosaur and its pretty gnarly

Of course there is also this great picture:

 

[jstripes]

 

[Dr_LucienSanchez]

I don't know about others but I think feathered dinosaurs look much better. They look almost alien.

I like the feathers, but needs more lips.

 

[Log4Girlz]

I bet real dinosaurs were cute as fuck.

Not as cute as that drawing, sadly

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

Are there even any other animals with their all of their teeth exposed like that? It seems like they should have figured this out sooner.

 

[Tom Nook]

They like to kiss.

 

[Oceanwind]

That makes sense, I guess. Are there any other animals that have their teeth exposed all the time? Crocodiles and alligators do, I think.

 

[jstripes]

I bet real dinosaurs were cute as fuck.

 

[ThisGuy]

Why would a t-rex have feathers? Aren't they large, and wasn't it very hot during that time?

Wiki says they may have averaged 99F. Interesting stuff.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Are there even any other animals with their all of their teeth exposed like that? It seems like they should have figured this out sooner.

Alligators and crocodiles, I guess? Sharks and fish?

 

[Toxi]

Are there even any other animals with their all of their teeth exposed like that? It seems like they should have figured this out sooner.

Crocodiles, which are fellow archosauromorphs.

 

[Morts]

I hate how every dinosaur thread is filled with posts glibly denying the latest science because it conflicts with their childhood view if dinosaurs. My childhood love of dinosaurs is a large part of what made me an adult accepting of science. Consuming every bit of information about dinosaurs I could as an eight year old exposed me to the scientific process and how our view of dinos changed through history.

 

[khaaan]

Ya'll never played Jurassic Park on the NES?

 

[psylah]

Scalies have known this for years.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I would be willing to bet that dinosaurs probably looked a lot different than pop culture and even some of the scientific field make them out to be. I'm not even speaking of feathers on raptors or things like that but basing an animals entire physical structure on their bones alone doesn't really give you the whole story. There are parts of creatures that would not last long at all even sheltered from the elements, let alone long enough to be petrified.

I believe their are artists renderings of what many modern animals would look like if we tried to recreate them like we do dinosaurs from bones alone and its a pretty striking difference in terms of what the animals actually looks like and what the artist came up with.

At least for something like a t-rex, we have birds to look at to get a rough idea of how their bodies would have been proportioned.

Theropod dinosaurs probably just looked like large birds, with mouths instead of beaks and slightly different hands and feet.

 

[chrisPjelly]

Yep this was it! I believe there was a drawing of a hippo done in the same manner and it looked like a totally different creature without the meaty parts.

Edit: Here is a cat drawn like a dinosaur and its pretty gnarly

Of course there is also this great picture:

I don't whether to find this incredibly disappointing or adorable

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Someone ask Steven Tyler to comment on this.

 

[HStallion]

Crocodiles, which are fellow archosauromorphs.

Komodo Dragons do however have teeth that are covered, well when they arent tearing into something.

 

[Kinyou]

Only one guy claims that scavenger bullshit, and it's not taken seriously.

Oh, that's good to hear

So...are there any conceptual drawings for what this would have actually looked like?

Found this

Take with a grain of salt since it's from deviant art (dude is a pretty good artist though) http://amorousdino.deviantart.com/art/Tyrannosaurus-rex-Unlipped-vs-lipped-388291457
Edit: after reading some of the description the artist seems actually pretty legit

 

[ValkyrUser]

Now they're giant turkeys with lips? Go ahead, keep stomping all over my childhood.

Land Before Time had the lips! It just had everything else wrong.

 

[Ziffles]

Animal Skeletons drawn like Dinosaurs

A horse, drawn based on its bone structure.

I love this. Let's also not forget about Prehistoric TV Reconstruction Kitteh:

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Poor T-Rex. Every 5-6 years, we find further evidence that it was a goofy-looking freak, rather than an awesome, intimidating beast.

Having an extra layer of meat on your mouth and feathers don't make you any less menacing.

Not to forget that he apparently was also a lowly scavenger.

Because his teeth were jagged and filled with poisonous bacteria.

 

[jstripes]

I hate how every dinosaur thread is filled with posts glibly denying the latest science because it conflicts with their childhood view if dinosaurs. My childhood love of dinosaurs is a large part of what made me an adult accepting of science. Consuming every bit of information about dinosaurs I could as an eight year old exposed me to the scientific process and how our view of dinos changed through history.

Didn't you know? Dinosaurs and music have all been going downhill since the '80s. Dinosaurs with feathers and lips are like an all-female reboot of Ghostbusters.

 

[HStallion]

I love this. Let's also not forget about Prehistoric TV Reconstruction Kitteh:

Haha wow that's terrifying! It kind of makes me wonder what some species in the future after humanity has died off would make of us if they only had our fossilized bones to work with.

 

[platocplx]

now that you think of it, i think most of the giant dinos probally were just like giant birds/reptile like creatures of today.

makes way more sense than the constantly bared teeth which makes no sense biologically. imagine that being a real creature lmao.