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Stephen Beech

Jurassic Meat-Eaters Thrived On Scavenging Giant Dinosaur Carcasses, Study Finds

Jurassic meat-eaters such as Tyrannosaurus rex and allosaurs often scavenged on giant dinosaur carcasses, suggests a new study. JON BUTTERWORTH/UNSPLASH

Jurassic meat-eaters such as Tyrannosaurus rex and allosaurs often scavenged on giant dinosaur carcasses, suggests a new study.

Dead and rotting flesh may have been an “important food source” for the apex predators who were often scavengers rather than hunters as it spent less energy, say scientists.

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