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Do feathers prove that some dinosaurs were warm blooded?

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Well, I think that all dinosaurs are warm blooded. Yutyrannus, a relative of the more famous T-Rex, lived in a harsh, snowy winter, so I think it is safe to assume that all dinosaurs were warm blooded, or at least theropods. read more

Dinosaurs were neither warm blooded nor cold blooded as they are more closely related to birds rather than modern reptiles. Warm blooded creatures have many advantages compared with cold blooded creatures, for example warm blooded creatures can heal their injuries faster compared to cold blooded creatures. read more

Perhaps some dinosaurs were warm-blooded and others were mesothermic, but analyses of specific clades (species that share a common ancestor), environments and time periods are needed to determine separate metabolism and growth rates, Lacovara said. read more

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