UCLA isotope geochemist, senior study author
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Led the lab that performed the isotope analysis
A Tyrannosaurus rex ran a body temperature of about 97 degrees Fahrenheit in life, nearly identical to a modern human. Chemists extracted the figure from rare isotope bonds preserved in fossilized tooth enamel — the first direct temperature measurement of the dinosaur.
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