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This T-Rex Look-a-like Had Primitive Feathers

By Abby Parks

Published December 25, 2024 Runtime 9:18

It looks like a T-Rex and acts like a T-Rex, but it has feathers! Meet the Cryolophosaurus, the oldest known tetanuran and the only specimen from the Early Jurassic Period. This giant tetrapod dinosaur had a characteristic bizarre crest on its head and may have sported a coat of feathers to keep it insulated in Antarctica’s cold climate. Watch this fascinating video to learn more about this 21-foot-tall Jurassic predator!

About the Author

Abby Parks

Abby Parks has authored a fiction novel, theatrical plays, short stories, poems, and song lyrics. She's recorded two albums of her original songs, and is a multi-instrumentalist. She has managed a website for folk music and written articles on singer-songwriters, folk bands, and other things music-oriented. She's also a radio DJ for a folk music show. As well as having been a pet parent to rabbits, birds, dogs, and cats, Abby loves seeking sightings of animals in the wild and has witnessed some more exotic ones such as Puffins in the Farne Islands, Southern Pudu on the island of Chiloe (Chile), Penguins in the wild, and countless wild animals in the Rocky Mountains (Big Horn Sheep, Mountain Goats, Moose, Elk, Marmots, Beavers).

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