In 2021, paleontologists estimated that up to 2.5 billion T. rexes lived on Earth. A new study, however, has refuted this claim.
The new study builds on previous research led by paleontologists from the University of California , Berkeley. The UC team used a computer model that fed various factors such as average body weight, population density, geographic spread, egg count, average lifespan, and more that led to the prediction of this impressive population number. Altogether, this put theHowever, Griebeler suspected some discrepancies in the information fed into the computer simulation in the original study.
Interestingly, according to new current estimates, experts have recovered less than one percent of theremains compared to its huge population size. With this update, there’s a lot to be learned about this famous dinosaur species.I present a simulation model on vital statistics, absolute abundance and preservation rate of Tyrannosaurus rex. It is based on a published age-structured population model that assumes a reptile or bird-like reproduction for T.
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