Dinosaurs may have had lips that hid teeth, research suggests By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN 2 minute read Updated 12:25 AM EDT, Mon May 23, 2016 Link Copied! New ...

T. rex teeth — possibly up to six inches long — were thought by many to be too big not to protrude. In recent years, paleontologists have debunked other stereotypical portrayals of the dinosaur.

The apex dinosaur’s terrifying teeth were sheathed in lip-like tissue, some paleontologists say. Imagine them more akin to Komodo dragons than crocodiles. By Jack Tamisiea Brimming with serrated ...

T. Rex Had Lips That Concealed Its Teeth, Study Says Paleontologists say popular, toothy depictions of the dinosaur may have missed the mark. Alex Chun - Staff Contributor. March 31, 2023.

This suggests that lizard-like lips covered their teeth. If we’re right, and lizards are our best model for theropod mouths, dinosaur lips were probably not muscular, like mammal lips are.

The “Jurassic Park” image of a Tyrannosaurus rex baring a mouthful of ferocious teeth may be getting a facelift. New research suggests that theropods – those “beast-footed” terrestrial ...