Illustration of Tyrannosaurus rex
Image courtesy of Roger Harris/Getty Images/Science Photo Library
Joel Kontinen
Differences in the skulls of carnivorous dinosaurs suggest some dinosaurs ripped flesh while others crushed bones.
A closer look at the skulls of gigantic dinosaurs
reveals some preferred to shred their prey, while others attacked with
bone-crushing.
Andre Rowe and Emily Rayfield at the
University of Bristol in the UK looked at the skulls of 18 species of theropods
from across the Mesozoic Era. This
diverse group of dinosaurs, which includes T. Rex, Giganotosaurus and Spinosaurus,
walked on their hind legs and had large heads and big, sharp teeth.
Source:
Meagan Mulcair
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