Tyrannosaurus rex scavenged on Edmontosaurus annectens carcasses in the Late Cretaceous, according to a study published in PLoS ONE. Researchers from Loma Linda University identified specific tooth traces on 12 out of 3,013 fossilized bones from a Wyoming bonebed, concluding the lack of bone healing indicates scavenging rather than active predation. Precision Mapping of T-Rex … Read more
Beyond the Land: The New Era of Paleontological Discovery For decades, the Tyrannosaurus rex has reigned supreme in the public imagination as the undisputed king of prehistoric predators. However, a seismic shift in paleontology is currently underway. The recent identification of Tylosaurus rex—a massive marine reptile that dominated the ancient inland seas—proves that our understanding … Read more
Beyond the T. Rex: The New Frontier of Tyrannosaur Evolution For decades, the Tyrannosaurus rex has reigned as the undisputed king of the dinosaur world in the public imagination. But recent discoveries in the American Southwest are shifting the narrative. We are no longer just looking at a single “apex predator” at the end of … Read more