Was T. rex considered a scavenger or a hunter?
A. T. rex was probably BOTH a scavenger and a hunter. Like lions today, hunting dinosaurs probably missed their prey most of the time. Where there were plenty of plant-eaters around, some dead, others sick or dying, it was easier for T. rex to be a scavenger than try to eat by hunting. Q. Were any dinosaur bones found in Italy? A. Yes, dinosaurs have been found in Italy including a small meat-eater called Scipionyx, which was recently found so well preserved that the soft insides of its throat appear to be still preserved. A few bones of a large plant-eater were also reported recently from Italy. But in Italy and most of Europe, good dinosaur skeletons are hard to find — Europe was under water much of dinosaur time. Q. Did T.rex grow over 14.5m tall? A. T. rex didn't stand tall like we do. It tilted on its hips, more horizontal than vertical. So it was probably about 13 meters (40 feet) long at the most, but stood about 12 feet tall or less. The only dinosaurs which we know of among
