T. rex was ultimate cannibal – feeding on the carcass of dead relative, shows study

Visualization of a tyrannosaur scavenging on a larger conspecific. (Josephine Nielsen / Aarhus University via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Tyrannosaurus rex was the ultimate cannibal — feeding on the carcasses of dead relatives, new research reveals.

T. rex was ultimate cannibal – feeding on the carcass of dead relative, shows study

Josephine Nielsen at an excavation in Montana in the summer of 2024. (Josephine Nielsen / Aarhus University via SWNS)

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