In other words, this theropod was chowing down on baby legs.
The fossil is the first example of in-situ stomach contents in a tyrannosaur, the team said.
The researchers results arepublishedin Science Advances.
Part of the Gorgosaurus fossil with its gut contents.Photo:Darla Zelenitsky, University of Calgary (specimen courtesy of Royal Tyrrell Museum)
I think we were all in disbelief.
Tyrannosaurs were expert predators of their day, withbodies optimizedfor the hunt.
They may have evenhunted in packs.
An illustration of the juvenile Gorgosaurus eating its prey.Illustration:Artist Julius Csotonyi copyright Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
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An adult Gorgosaurus (left) compared to juveniles, next to a human for scale.Illustration:Jared Voris, University of Calgary
