From The Silence of the Lambs to Yellowjackets, when it comes to the human species, cannibalism is fodder for horror films. Yet outside of the human world, cannibalism — which is the act of consuming another individual of the same species as food — is a bit more common, and less taboo.
To date, cannibalism in dinosaurs has been thought to be rare and has only been previously seen in theropods like T. rex and Majungasaurus. According to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, some carnivorous dinosaurs might have evolved to feast on the giant carcasses of dead dinosaurs, strengthening a theory supported by many paleontologists that sauropod corpses were a major source of food for large carnivorous dinosaurs like the allosaurus.
