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"We're not talking kissy lips," a paleontologist says, adding that the lips of the Tyrannosaurus Rex were likely scaly like that of a Komodo dragon.

Contrary to depiction in movies like Jurassic Park, scientists now believe T rexes were not ‘toothy lipless things’

The chompers of two-legged carnivorous dinosaurs didn’t protrude outside their jaws, a new study suggests

Researchers found that theropod dinosaurs have been wrongly portrayed in films such as Jurassic Park as having exposed teeth.

Researchers found that theropod dinosaurs have been wrongly portrayed in films such as Jurassic Park as having exposed teeth.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Tyrannosaurus rex is often shown baring massive, sharp teeth, like the ferocious creature in “Jurassic Park.” But new research suggests that this classic image might

Scientists from the University of Portsmouth have discovered the dinosaurs would have had scaly, lizard-like lips covering and sealing their mouths.

Paleontologists have suggested that thin, lizard-like lips concealed the gigantic teeth of T. rex and other predatory dinosaurs, but not all experts are convinced.

Just about every popular depiction of predatory dinosaurs is wrong, because their teeth were probably mostly obscured from view rather than being bared ready to strike

Researchers said the study could make us rethink the “Jurassic Park” image of a ferocious T. rex with big exposed teeth.