How Fat or Fit Were Dinosaurs? Scientists Use Laser Imaging

Friday, February 20, 2009 - 12:35 in Physics & Chemistry

Scientists used laser imaging to investigate how fat -- or fit -- T. rex and his fellow dinosaurs were. Researchers found that a small T. rex could have weighed anywhere between 5.5 and 7 tonnes, while their larger specimen (Stan) might have weighed as much as 8 tonnes.

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