
15 hours agoIn reality, 90% of large dinosaur species—such as *T. rex* and sauropods—did not have feathers; instead, their bodies were 98% covered in osteoderms. This was due to their massive size and high body fat (meaning they were packed with heat-retaining lipids), the fact that they were endothermic, and the extremely hot climate of the Mesozoic era (a time when it snowed in Antarctica only during the winter). Like elephants.
