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ティラノサウルス・レックスの体温は36.3度程度と推定、米研究チームが発表
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ティラノサウルス・レックスの体温は36.3度程度と推定、米研究チームが発表

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米カリフォルニア大学ロサンゼルス校などの研究チームは、モンタナ州で発掘されたティラノサウルス・レックスの化石の歯エナメル質から炭素13と酸素18の同位体を分析し、体温が約36.3度であると推定したと発表した。これは恐竜が変温性ではなく、少なくとも一部は恒温性だったという見方を裏付ける初めての具体的な体温推定である。

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恐竜は伝統的に爬虫類のように変温性だと考えられていたが、近年の研究で少なくとも一部の恐竜は哺乳類のように恒温性だった可能性が示唆されている。

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大型肉食恐竜ティラノサウルス・レックスの体温はヒト並みの36.3度程度と推定されると、米カリフォルニア大ロサンゼルス校などの研究チームが16日付の米科学誌サイエンス・アドバンシズに発表した。恐竜は爬虫(はちゅう)類のような変温性ではなく、少なくとも一部は哺乳類のような恒温性だったとの見方が近年強まっており、体温を具体的に推定したのは初めてという。

〔写真特集〕最大最強の肉食恐竜 ティラノサウルス・レックス

分析したのは米北西部モンタナ州で発掘され、ロサンゼルス郡立自然史博物館に収蔵されている白亜紀後期の若い成体などの化石。自然界にわずかに存在する炭素13と酸素18の同位体を歯のエナメル質から抽出、測定し、含まれる割合が体温の高低を反映することを利用して推定した。

体温の高さから体の代謝が活発だったとみられ、激しく動いて獲物を捕らえるほか、寒冷な北方や高地に適応できた理由の一つと考えられる。

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  • ティラノサウルス・レックス以外の恐竜種の体温はどの程度だったか
  • この体温推定方法は他の化石にも適用できるか
  • 恒温性が恐竜の進化や生態に与えた影響は何か

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