Tyrannosaurs overthrown smaller dinosaur species during their growth
Explore the American scientists team A team of American scientists concluded that dinosaurs descended from giant carnivorous species such as tyrannosaurs, which were born as small as kittens and grow into giant creatures, were changing their environment by eliminating smaller species. The study, the results of which was recently published in the journal Science, helps solve an ancient mystery about a period in which dinosaurs dominated for about 150 million years : Why were there so many more large species than small ones, while the opposite is true for terrestrial animals today. In the entirety of the Mesozoic era, from 252 million years ago to 66 million years ago, there were relatively no longer any large species of dinosaurs weighing more than a ton compared to those weighing less than 60 kilograms. According to some scientists, the larger species of dinosaurs that start their lives are also very small in size because they from in eggs before birth, may exploit the resources o...