Shedding dinosaurs?

[alexeratops]

So, I have a lizard. After he went through his shedding process, it got me wondering... would the larger dinosaurs (or any) shed their scales? Because not all dinosaurs were covered head to toe with feathers, the scaly ones probably needed to shed... right?

[Newt]

Yes! All vertebrates shed their skin - even humans. The difference is whether they shed in tiny flakes, like us; big patches, like most lizards; or the entire skin all at once, like snakes.

[Takama]

Is there Examples of Birds shedding the Skin off of there Feet?

[CityRaptor]

I figure that scaly Dinosaurs would be like Crocs in that regard. They shed like mammals, but they grow  tougher skin with age.

[alexeratops]

Ah,ok. Thanks

[Kayakasaurus]

The number of scales and scutes on a crocodile increase with age making the top area of scutes wider, as well as having the single file scale formation at the end of the tail split into two. My point is that it wouldn't make sense for a croc to shed all its skin at once, because it's not only getting bigger, but the scute arrangement is changing and growing. It makes me think of ankylosaurus.

[Takama]

I figure that scaly Dinosaurs would be like Crocs in that regard. They shed like mammals, but they grow  tougher skin with age.

But how do you explain Tyrannosaurs with possibly Scaly Bellys and Tails

[alexeratops]

I figure that scaly Dinosaurs would be like Crocs in that regard. They shed like mammals, but they grow  tougher skin with age.

But how do you explain Tyrannosaurs with possibly Scaly Bellys and Tails

It's feathers would fall of normally, and its scales, since they are without scutes, would come off like this little beast: