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An adult and juvenile(about 5 years old) Tyrannosaurus rex. This is the first time in years I've drawn a tyrannosaur without feathers. After many more primitive tyrannosaurs, even large species, were found with feathers, it was thought likely that T.rex and other derived tyrants had them as well, either for display or warmth. Recent skin impressions from T.rex and other tyrannosaurs suggest, however, that these animals were mostly scaly and feathers would have only been present on the neck and back, if at all, in adults. Young tyrannosaurs may still have had a covering of downy feathers to keep them warm for at least the first part of their life.

Description
An adult and juvenile(about 5 years old) Tyrannosaurus rex. This is the first time in years I've drawn a tyrannosaur without feathers. After many more primitive tyrannosaurs, even large species, were found with feathers, it was thought likely that T.rex and other derived tyrants had them as well, either for display or warmth. Recent skin impressions from T.rex and other tyrannosaurs suggest, however, that these animals were mostly scaly and feathers would have only been present on the neck and back, if at all, in adults. Young tyrannosaurs may still have had a covering of downy feathers to keep them warm for at least the first part of their life.