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Tyrannosaurus rex didn’t get its ferocious bite until it was an adult – new research – The Conversation UK
Our new study has found younger tyrannosaurs would have hunted small prey.
The Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most well known of all the dinosaurs, particularly notable for its ferocious jaws.
Adult tyrannosaurs including the species T. rex used a puncture-pull biting technique, in which they bit down and swallowed chunks of flesh and bone. But, it turns out, young tyrannosaurs didnt possess the deep jaws necessary to undertake such a bite. Their jaws werent equipped to deal with the significant stresses of biting in this way.
In a new study, my colleague Eric Snively…
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