T. rex height? Students think it's like Barney
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 21:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Even though Tyrannosaurus rex is arguably the most recognizable dinosaur, college students asked to draw the prehistoric beast tend to get it all wrong, researchers say. The average student's idea of T. rex more closely matches Barney the purple dinosaur, standing upright instead of pitched all the way forward like the real thing, a new survey showed.