rex fought to the death, the victor might have made a meal out of his adversary. “Modern big carnivores do this all the time,” he said. “It’s a convenient way to take out the competition and get a bit ...

What did Tyrannosaurus rex eat? The obvious answer is “Anything it wanted,” but paleontologists have uncovered some surprises in the actual mealtime habits of the Cretaceous carnivore.

All of which begs the question: What did T. rex eat? "Tyrannosaurs were hypercarnivores, meaning they ate meat and lots of it," says Darla Zelenitsky, a paleontologist at the University of Calgary.

It turns out that the undisputed king of the dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus rex, didn't just eat other dinosaurs but ... "Modern big carnivores do this all the time," he said. "It's a convenient way ...