Image: Tyrannosaurus-rex-Profile-steveoc86

Description: A life restoration of the theropod dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex. • The proportions are based on a Tyrannosaurus skeletal reconstruction by Scott Hartman [1] • It's not clear whether derived tyrannosaurs would have been covered in scales, feathers, or a combanation of both. A few small skin impressions have been described for Tyrannosaurus which show small pebbled skin; close relatives, Tarbosaurus and Gorgosaurus are known to have similar pebbled skin.[1][2] Skin impressions from the closley related Gorgosaurus are reported to show both smooth, naked skin and scales.[3][4] A 2017 study looked at a variety of tyranosaurid skin impressions and came to the conclusion that derived tyrannosaurs were probably scaly over most their body.