What Animal Shares DNA with T. Rex?
Discover the truth about T. rex DNA and its modern descendants, the birds, in this insightful video.
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No animal has T. rex DNA. DNA degrades over time, and scientists have not retrieved viable T. rex DNA. Birds are modern descendants of dinosaurs and share many traits, providing a living connection to these ancient creatures.
FAQs & Answers
- Can scientists extract DNA from dinosaur fossils? Currently, scientists have not been able to extract viable DNA from dinosaur fossils due to the degradation of DNA over millions of years.
- What modern animal is most closely related to T. rex? Birds are considered the closest living relatives to T. rex, as they are modern descendants of theropod dinosaurs.
- How long does DNA survive in fossils? DNA survival in fossils is highly variable, but it typically degrades within a few hundred thousand years, making it very unlikely to find intact dinosaur DNA.
- What traits do birds share with dinosaurs? Birds share several traits with dinosaurs, such as feathers, certain skeletal structures, and nesting behaviors, reflecting their shared evolutionary history.