Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Tyrannosaurs as Scavengers

Read the fossil evidence of scavenging.

My personal suspicion is that Tyrannosaurs were opportunists that would scavenge or hunt, whichever seemed most favorable at the time.  They're a bit clunky for pure predators, and overbuilt for pure scavengers.

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With the energy required to move that mass, scavenging would certainly be a more efficient strategy.

Of course, successful scavenging (as in, being the big bad at the feeding site) would allow for more successful hunting as well, with the extra energy reserves.