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Here's tough news for Tyrannosaurus rex, long hailed as the most terrifying actual monster that ever stomped the Earth. ... The arms were so short that T-rex couldn't even touch them together, he said. Known dinosaur predators such as Velociraptor and Deinonychus, another type of raptor, had longer, powerful arms and big...
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www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2001/02/05/MN...
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Tyrannosaurus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tyrannosaurus (pronounced /tɨˌrænɵˈsɔrəs/ or /taɪˌrænɵˈsɔrəs/ , meaning 'tyrant lizard') was a genus of theropod dinosaur. The species Tyrannosaurus rex ('rex' meaning 'king' ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus
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The Tyrannosauridae included such similar animals (in rough order of increasing size) as Albertosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Daspletosaurus, Tarbosaurus, and of course Tyrannosaurus rex. ... Tyrannosaurs may have been scavengers, predators or both; Horner is merely presenting an opposing argument that shows that we are not yet...
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www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/saurischia/tyrannosaurid...
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/saurischia/tyrannosauridae.html
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In conjunction with the official unveiling of its free-standing mounted skeleton of Tyrannosaurus, UCMP hosted a "T. rex Expo" September 15–17, 1995. This event introduced the public to (1) the T. rex, (2) the Museum's new quarters in the Valley Life Sciences Building and (3) the research being done at UCMP.
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www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/trex/trexpo.html
www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/trex/trexpo.html
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In everything from blockbuster movies to the imaginations of children, Tyrannosaurus rex is a bloodthirsty predator. It's fast and agile, able to chase down a Jeep and recover from being bowled over by King Kong. If you stand in front of a ...
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/t-rex-predat...
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As for T. rex's puny arms, arms are not necessary for predation; many predators have no arms at all, like sharks and snakes. As for T. rex's gait (speed), there were many animals that were slower than T. rex; these would become its prey, not the speedier types. ... ZoomDinosaurs.com; Tyrannosaurus rex...
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www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/trex...
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/trex/Trexdiet.shtml
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The discussion about the feeding patterns of T. rex and other large carnivorous dinosaurs remains active. Most paleontologists have portrayed them as highly active predators, while others see them as obligate scavengers ... The ocular cavities of Tyrannosaurus are positioned so that the eyes would point forward,
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www.dinosaur-world.com/tyrannosaurs/tyrannosaur-hunter-...
www.dinosaur-world.com/tyrannosaurs/tyrannosaur-hunter-v-scavenger.htm
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Tyrannosaurus rex, from a family of dinosaurs called tyrannosaurids , ... In addition to the above challenge of being the largest Carnivore another T. rex “fact” is a current topic of dispute in paleontology. The question is whether T-rex (or other Tyrannosauridae in general) were predators or scavengers.
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www.tyrannosaurusrex.org/
www.tyrannosaurusrex.org/
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Jack Horner suggests that useless little front limbs are a strong indication that T rex scavenged. They cannot be use to prevent a dangerous tumble while hunting, nor can they be used to kill. He says that small, agile animals are the best predators because they have big arms with fingers and dexterous claws.
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www.gavinrymill.com/dinosaurs/t-rex-hunter-of-scavenger...
www.gavinrymill.com/dinosaurs/t-rex-hunter-of-scavenger.html
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