Comments on: Tyrannosaurus Suffered From Bird Disease

By: Tracking the Emergence of Birds | Dinosaur Tracking

Tracking the Emergence of Birds | Dinosaur Tracking — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:07:50 +0000

[...] More than that, many of the characteristics we once thought were unique to birds—from air-sacs to infestations of peculiar microorganisms—were common among dinosaurs, too, and every year it seems that dinosaurs become just a little [...]

By: Wolf

Wolf — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:34:15 +0000

Comparative anatomy lessons will tell us that the degree of similarities between dinosaurs and birds are really high – so it is no wonder why they are infected by the same “strain”.

By: 2009 Dinosaur Discoveries | Dinosaurs

2009 Dinosaur Discoveries | Dinosaurs — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:56:42 +0000

[...] rex itself. T.rex, we now know, was an even nastier creature then previously thought. Its mouth was infested with infectious bacteria that persist in modern birds. Young tyrannosaurs regularly bit each other in the face, and may well [...]

By: Top Dino Discoveries of 2009 | Dinosaur Tracking

Top Dino Discoveries of 2009 | Dinosaur Tracking — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:09:07 +0000

[...] quite a bit (and maybe even ate each other), and their lack of dental hygiene might have assisted the spread of harmful microorganisms among the tyrant dinosaurs that still afflict birds today. And, on top of all that, several new members were welcomed into the [...]