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Alphadino65

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Further evidence of North American tyrannosaurs having scales covering most of the body has been made public.  Enjoy discussing!

http://globalnews.ca/news/3506400/tyrannosaurus-rex-fossil-skin-scales-university-of-alberta/

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Tyrannosaurs probably had feathers on certain parts of the body and scales on others

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Do we know what part of the body the scales were from?

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@The Tyrannosaur Noscoper, that is the general consensus among paleontologists now.

@Sci-Fi King 25, it said that the imprints were from the neck, hip, and tail.  Here is the actual scientific paper: http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/roybiolett/13/6/20170092.full.pdf 

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