Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Tyrannosaurus rex was like the turkey vulture of its day - a scavenger relegated to picking ...

While no one would want to meet a Tyrannosaurus rex alone in a dark alley, its reign as King of the Dinosaurs appears to be at an end. In many ways, this is a sad event. The fearsome Tyrant Lizard ...

Tyrannosaurus rex was far from a plodding Cretaceous era scavenger whose long tail only served to counterbalance the up-front weight of its freakishly big head. T. rex's athleticism (and its rear end) ...