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Was T. rex a chicken and baby killer?
Live Science ^
| Aug. 7, 2009
| Charles Q. Choi
Posted on 08/07/2009 4:31:02 PM PDT by decimon
Although past research has suggested Tyrannosaurus rex was related to chickens, now findings hint this giant predator might have acted chicken too.
Instead of picking on dinosaurs its own size, researchers now suggest T. rex was a baby killer that liked to swallow defenseless prey whole.
Fossil evidence of attacks of tyrannosaurs or similar gargantuan "theropods" on triceratops and duck-billed dinosaurs has been uncovered before, conjuring images of titanic clashes.
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TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: dinosaurs; godsgravesglyphs; paleontology; respectchickensday; storkzilla; tyrannosaurusrex
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posted on
08/07/2009 4:31:02 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
08/07/2009 4:31:51 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Sooo....
The T-Rex was a democrat?
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posted on
08/07/2009 4:32:22 PM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(30-year smoker, E-Cigs helped me quit, and O wants me back smoking again?)
To: decimon
How dare you question T. Rex’s patriotism.
To: decimon
The more you think about how huge they are, the more terrifying you realize they must have been to see in the flesh.
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posted on
08/07/2009 4:38:55 PM PDT
by
OldGuard1
To: decimon
It was a predator and took when the gettin was easy.
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posted on
08/07/2009 4:40:47 PM PDT
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cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: cripplecreek
so.....T-Rex is a supporter of Obamacare?
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posted on
08/07/2009 4:45:35 PM PDT
by
ak267
To: OldGuard1
The more you think about how huge they are, the more terrifying you realize they must have been to see in the flesh. No kidding; they were built like a car. And had a hubcap diamond star halo.
To: decimon
T. rex going after weaker prey? And here I thought predators only engaged in fair fights.
To: Caesar Soze
T. rex going after weaker prey? And here I thought predators only engaged in fair fights.Yeah, nothing changes. Predators typically go for the easiest prey.
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posted on
08/07/2009 5:11:33 PM PDT
by
decimon
To: decimon
Two items I can recall some scientists looked into that puts the T-Rex out of the much vaunted super-predator catagory - it had a highly developed olfactory setup on par with that of a buzzard, and a measurement and subsequent simulation of how the legs worked revealed that it couldn't run and would fall flat on it's face if it did. Chances are it was just a big nasty scavenger properly equipped to gorge on the large carcasses of the day and probably wouldn't turn down opportunity at anything small, slow or dumb that came into reach.
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posted on
08/07/2009 5:25:50 PM PDT
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lapsus calami
(What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
To: lapsus calami
That’s not what I’ve seen in the movies. ;-)
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posted on
08/07/2009 5:38:02 PM PDT
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decimon
To: decimon
Lol - at least Spielberg got the part right about small, slow or dumb prey
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posted on
08/07/2009 6:21:36 PM PDT
by
lapsus calami
(What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
To: decimon
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posted on
08/08/2009 5:45:46 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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07/03/2020 8:16:48 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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