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Tyrannosaurus Rex was a cannibal

October 17, 2010 | Comment icon

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One of the most fearsome predators to ever walk the earth may have also been a cannibal.

Scientists believe that Tyrannosaurus Rex would have feasted on its own kind after identifying bite marks on prehistoric bones that could have only been made by others of the same species.

Tyrannosaurus Rex's reputation as a cold blooded killer just got worse – the prehistoric predators feasted on each other, scientists believe.

Source: Telegraph | Comments (9)

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#1 Posted by Voyager10 12 years ago

"It's a convenient way to take out the competition and get a bit of food at the same time. " That was my defense anyway

#2 Posted by Eldorado 12 years ago

I love these, "a new study has found" stories. They appear every weekend. lol

#3 Posted by Drev 12 years ago

largest land predators to ever to stalk the earth Weren't there bigger ones? The one from Jurassic Park 3? Or is that one just holywoodised..?

#4 Posted by Hadal 12 years ago

That was a spinosaurus i think, i think it was slightly bigger but i could be wrong, they probably didnt live at the same time as each other.

#5 Posted by Drev 12 years ago

Yeah, http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/feb/08/internationalnews , bigger than t-rex.

#6 Posted by Eldorado 12 years ago

Yeah, http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2006/feb/08/internationalnews , bigger than t-rex. Size comparison chart here.... http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g23luxfc5AY/SxyJIjdMDaI/AAAAAAAAZUg/LXbOcdg7hWM/s1600-h/20060301-spinosaurus.gif

#7 Posted by Non sequitur 12 years ago

the most infamous reptile of all a cannibal?who'd have guessed?

#8 Posted by BaneSilvermoon 12 years ago

But, with it's bone structure possibly making it a fairly weak jawed fisher. Would a Spinosaurus be able to do any damage to another large predator like the T-Rex. Though I've always wondered if a Spino may be more like a huge crocodile, simply tearing chunks off.

#9 Posted by FLOMBIE 12 years ago

But this doesn't really come unexpected, as John Horner has claimed this like a decade ago.

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