[Rockhounds] Tyrannosaur’s last meal was two baby dinosaurs

Kreigh Tomaszewski kreigh at gmail.com
Fri Dec 8 13:08:05 PST 2023


The last meal of a 75-million-year-old tyrannosaur has been revealed by
scientists - two baby dinosaurs.

Researchers say the preservation of the animal - and of the small,
unfortunate creatures it ate - shines new light on how these predators
lived.

It is "solid evidence that tyrannosaurs drastically changed their diet as
they grew up," said Dr Darla Zelenitsky, from the University of Calgary.

The specimen is a juvenile gorgosaurus - a close cousin of the giant T. rex.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67642374


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