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Article: Dino debate: predator or scavenger? (Chart Reading/Critical Thinking).(tyrannosaurus rex)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
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- Science World
- Article date:
- October 15, 2001
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Scientists agree: Tyrannosaurus rex was a meat-eater, or carnivore. But they hotly debate how T. rex got its food. Was it a ferocious hunter? Or did it scavenge dead and rotting animal carcasses? The table below presents some opposing theories. Study the evidence, then conduct research in an encyclopedia or online reference source to answer the questions below.
Argument for T. rex as Argument for T. rex as Predator
Scavenge
Good eyesight for spotting Large visual lobes in brain.
carcasses miles away.Forward-facing eyes mean it had good
depth perception, useful in hunting.
Huge olfactory bulbs (part ...