Re: [dinosaur] Was T. rex a lion or rather a crocodile?

Please remember: Tyrannosaurus rex (and indeed most dinosaurs) did not
exist only as fully formed adults emerged from the mind of Zeus. The spent
most of their life cycle as juveniles and subadults.

On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 3:42 AM Poekilopleuron <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Good day to all listmembers, I was wondering if the concept of agile,
> dynamic T. rex, running across the landscape (e. g. on wonderful Mr. Paul's
> illustrations) is correct according to recent discoveries and research? In
> other words, was it really (in the ecological sense) similar to modern
> lions or rather to a crocodiles (i. e. relatively slow ambush predator
> dwelling in more swampy areas)? Thank you for your thoughts!
>


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