Were Dinosaurs Warm or Cold Blooded?

According to a new technique that analyzes the chemistry of dinosaur eggshells, the answer is warm. “Dinosaurs sit at an evolutionary point between birds, which are warm-blooded, and reptiles, which are cold-blooded.

Was the T Rex warm or cold-blooded?

Tyrannosaurus rex was an athletic, warm-blooded animal that jogged rather than lumbered around its territory, according to a new study.

Are dinosaurs warm or cold-blooded and why?

Dinosaurs were cold-blooded, like modern reptiles, except that the large size of many would have stabilized their body temperatures. They were warm-blooded, more like modern mammals or birds than modern reptiles.

Chloe Bennett

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