Most paleontologists think so. Like modern-day birds and reptiles, dinosaurs probably made noises to signal that they were looking for a mate, that there was danger, or that they were hurt. Babies may have made sounds to let adults know they needed food or were in trouble.

Do dinosaurs actually roar?

Scientists who conducted some of the most recent research into dinosaur sounds have found that the creatures actually might have cooed or boomed. In fact, that sound may been similar to the kinds of noises today's emus or ostriches make, says Faux. Roaring is also more of a mammal thing, Faux adds.

Would T Rex have roared?

All Rumble and No Roar

rex's calls often sound like a roar. “Large carnivores today, most of them are mammals, and roars are the sounds they produce,” says paleontologist, Julia Clarke.