In previous decades, the iconic images of the tyrant king portrayed him either as a classic reptile-like monster, entirely enveloped by scales, or as a huge creature entirely coated in feathers, following the revelation of feathered dinosaurs in China. According to the findings in the fossil records and various modern studies, this is quite far from the truth.
The most recent investigations indicate that the adult T. Rex probably did not possess feathers over its entire body. Rather, the skin impressions discovered reveal that much of its body had scaly skin. Although there may be some exceptions to the rule, where some regions of its body possessed feathers or feather-like structures, the image of a fluffy tyrant remains questionable.
