Re: New Study, T rex Could've Been A Scavenger

["Tim Williams" <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

Mark Foster <Megavenator1985@msn.com> wrote:

> I personally have my doubts of this recent study.

As do I.  There's no reason to believe that _Tyrannosaurus_ never scavenged 
- many mammalian predators resort to scavenging when the opportunity arises 
(as mentioned frequently on the list).  However, to suggest that 
_Tyrannosaurus_ was an exclusive scavenger is highly improbable.  There is a 
slew of biomechanical evidence that its jaws and forelimbs (despite their 
puny size) were designed to engage and dispatch live prey.  Not to mention 
those long, arctomet hindlimbs.



Tim

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