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How scientists solved this dinosaur puzzle

Vox | August 26, 2025



We’ve never found a fully intact T. Rex, but we know how to build one.

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When paleontologists uncover a dinosaur they usually only find part of the animal, but when we walk through a museum we see exhibits that paint a full picture – so how do they fill in all those blank spaces? In the early 1900’s artists used to hand carve the pieces, but we’ve come a long way in the past century  – both technologically and scientifically.

Now, we’re living in what some call a “golden age” for paleontology. Researchers are uncovering nearly one new species of dinosaur a week – making building exhibits easier and more efficient.

Norell’s newest exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History called T.Rex: The ultimate predator is open through August 9th 2020: https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/t-rex-the-ultimate-predator

If you want to learn more about the Brontosaurus mishap and revival you can read the study here: https://peerj.com/articles/857/

Throughout the research, I also found this really awesome interactive graphic that show where and when various fossils were found: https://paleobiodb.org/navigator/

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Previous headline: How to build a dinosaur

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  3. @SuperMarioTurkey

    August 26, 2025 at 2:00 am

    By the way, if you didn’t know, this specific T-Rex specimen is the face of Jurassic Park, no literally when they were designing the logo, they came across this T-Rex in the museum and decided to design the logo after this T-Rex, and by the way before Jurassic Park the movie came out this T-Rex skeleton was horizontal before they leaned him forward

  5. @AWriterWandering

    August 26, 2025 at 2:00 am

    Well, not a lot of mystery their skeletons look. Still a lot of questions about how the animals looked in life. Like we now know at least some dinos had feathers, but we’re not entirely sure how widespread this characteristic was. Coloration is also a big mystery.

  7. @limabravo6065

    August 26, 2025 at 2:00 am

    Most of the skeletons you see in a museum are reproductions. The real fossils are in storage for paleontologists to examine and study and because they're priceless

  11. @BornAgainByTruths

    August 26, 2025 at 2:00 am

    All phenomenon surely have facets to interpret, those single sided assertions are either wrong or seriously flawed. Each point of history has endless details, I keep saying, that's why I am YEC.

  14. @maugwei

    August 26, 2025 at 2:00 am

    Except for because of the feverish need to try and make reasons for the theory of evolution these paleontologists keep putting the Dragon wings in the wrong place and keep insulting YHWH with those stubby arms that look ridiculous. Anyone with a brain can see that the nubs are actually backwards and are really supposed to sit the way ostrich wing bones sit like a wing on the Dragon. Keep spouting lies about "Millions of years" When the Dragon is likely only 7000yrs old.

  25. @Jade-i3q

    August 26, 2025 at 2:00 am

    This isnt valid. Also we all know them little arms werent arms … yet wings…claws would not exist after that long.. just like human nails wouldnt nor are talons part of any skeleton. Those were wings. Dragons.

  28. @halohybrid5496

    August 26, 2025 at 2:00 am

    Brontosaurus are just giant penguins. Look at a penguin skeleton and compare the two.

    A neck that long up right with that physiology doesn’t make sense. Even a giraffe has better neck stability in proportion to balance.

    They’re making up these extra limbs.

    Dinosaur are just glorified giant birds.

    The earth was probably less dense in gravity and had more oxygen in the atmosphere that allowed for big bodied creatures to actually live.

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