Tyrannosaurus Rex Scavenged Duck-Billed Dinosaurs in Ancient Wyoming, Bite Marks Reveal
CT scans of 3,013 fossils found 12 genuine bite traces, and four matched T. rex teeth, researchers said.
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Tyrannosaurus rex Scavenged Duck-Billed Dinosaurs in Ancient Wyoming, Bite Marks Reveal
Thousands of fossilized bones from a Cretaceous-period bonebed in Wyoming, the United States, offer rare physical evidence that Tyrannosaurus rex fed on the carcasses of a duck-billed dinosaur species called Edmontosaurus annectens. The post Tyrannosaurus rex Scavenged Duck-Billed Dinosaurs in Ancient Wyoming, Bite Marks Reveal appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
Discovering Bite Marks: Tyrannosaurus Rex Scavenging Platypus Dinosaur in Ancient Wyoming
Discover thousands of bone fossils uncovered from a Cretaceous bone bed in Wyoming, USA. The tyrannosaurus rex likely fed on the remains of a platypus dinosaur species known as Edmontosaurus anectens. Reconstruction of the life of Edmontosaurus anectens. Image credit: Dani Navarro. “Identifying the origin of perforating lesions on fossil bones can be challenging. Many [...] The post Discovering Bite Marks: Tyrannosaurus Rex Scavenging Platypus D…
Researchers have identified fossil evidence indicating that Tyrannosaurus rex fed on Edmontosaurus annectens dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period in Wyoming, United States. The analysis was conducted at a paleontological site containing thousands of fossilized bones, offering new insights into the feeding behavior of this predator. Fossil evidence of T. rex feeding The scientists examined 3,013 bones collected between 1997 and 2017 at a site n…
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