Saturday 27 December 2014  Tyrannosaurus Rex was a lean, mean
hunter  It may have been the king of the dinosaurs, but it would
seem the ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex was a far leaner creature
than some reconstructions have suggested.  Tyrannosaurus Rex was
a lean, mean hunter TRex at the Natural History Museum 
Palaeobiologists who used an advanced laser scanning technique
to produce the most accurate picture yet of the formidable
predator found that a typical adult T. Rex was probably 85 stone
(550kg) lighter than previously thought.  The scientists, at
Manchester University, found a medium-sized T Rex would have
weighed 5.9 tons (5,350kg) with a relatively slender body.
Previous estimates have placed it closer to 6.5 tons (5,900kg),
while artists' impressions have made it appear fatter.  The
researchers also found that T. Rex, which lived around 65
million years ago, probably had a far bigger head - up to a
third bigger with flesh on - than was previously thought. This
would have given it a hugely powerful b