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Guess who's coming to dinner: A portrait of Tyrannosaurus as a predator
Author(s) -
LINGHAMSOLIAR THEAGARTEN
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2451.1998.014001016.x
Subject(s) - predator , portrait , scavenger , predation , paleontology , biology , geography , archaeology , biochemistry , radical
The debate over whether Tyrannosaurus was a scavenger or an active predator has raged for almost a hundred years. Biomechanical studies show that the king of the tyrant lizards lived up to its name and actively hunted its prey.