
Q Did Dinosaurs Get Sick?
- A We don't know yet
- B They didn't get sick
- C They got sick
C They got sick
We know from fossils that dinosaurs did get sick.
While it’s difficult to find evidence of diseases in muscles or internal organs, which don’t fossilize well, bone fossils show that dinosaurs suffered from things like fractures, arthritis, and bone cancer.
A Tyrannosaurus fossil has even been found with evidence of gout.