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Is The Tyrannosaurus Rex A Scavenger ?

April 26, 2017Rex scavenger tyrannosaurus

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Is The Tyrannosaurus Rex A Scavenger ?

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Whether or not Tyrannosaurus Rex was a scavenger has been hotly debated. The noted Hadrosaur expert Jack Horner, and in 1917, the paleontologist Lambe put forth compelling arguments in support of T. Rex being a scavenger and living off other predator’s kills. Lambe believed it to be a close relative of Gorgosaurus — a known scavenger — because of skeletal similarities so concluded this extended to parallel feeding habits.More…