Feb 22, 2011 · Longrich found huge bite marks that could only have been made by T. rex on several fossilized T. rex arm and leg bones. Scientists believe the marks definitely resulted from meat-eating.

Mar 3, 2025 · The overwhelming scientific consensus is that the T. rex was a meat-eater, an apex predator that dominated its prehistoric environment. From its anatomy and fossil evidence to its role in the food chain, everything points towards a carnivorous lifestyle for …

The well known attributes of T. rex (its jaws, legs and overall body design) are often interpreted to be indicative of either a predatory or scavenging lifestyle, and as such the biomechanics, feeding strategies and diet of Tyrannosaurus have been subject to much research and debate.

Oct 31, 2015 · With its famously tiny arms, T. rex wasn’t capable of eating hand-to-mouth. Nor could the dinosaur chew. Instead, T. rex swallowed flesh and bone whole, using its powerful neck muscles to...

May 20, 2024 · These adaptations made T. rex an incredibly efficient predator. Its bite force was the strongest of any terrestrial animal, estimated at over 8,000 pounds per square inch, enabling it to easily crush bone and bite through flesh (1). T. rex …

May 1, 2024 · All of which begs the question: What did T. rex eat? "Tyrannosaurs were hypercarnivores, meaning they ate meat and lots of it," says Darla Zelenitsky, a paleontologist at the University of Calgary. "Throughout its lifespan, a T. rex would have dined on a variety of other dinosaurs in the ecosystem."

Oct 15, 2010 · It turns out that the undisputed king of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, didn't just eat other dinosaurs but also each other. Paleontologists from the United States and Canada have found bite...

Aug 12, 2023 · Research has suggested that Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex) could eat, 40-240 kg of meat daily. This translates to 22,000 to 154,000 calories, equivalent to feasting on a small adult human or an entire deer. As an apex predator, its diet mainly comprised larger herbivores like triceratops and hadrosaurs.

Oct 17, 2010 · It turns out that the undisputed king of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, didn’t just eat other dinosaurs but also each other. Paleontologists from the United States and Canada have found bite marks on the giants’ bones that were made by other T. rex, according to a new study published online Oct. 15 in the journal PLoS ONE.

It turns out that the undisputed king of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, didn't just eat other dinosaurs but also each other. Paleontologists from the United States and Canada have found bite...