<P> Like other tyrannosaurids , Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long , heavy tail . Relative to its large and powerful hindlimbs , Tyrannosaurus forelimbs were short but unusually powerful for their size and had two clawed digits . The most complete specimen measures up to 12.3 m ( 40 ft ) in length , up to 3.66 meters ( 12 ft ) tall at the hips , and according to most modern estimates 8.4 metric tons ( 9.3 short tons ) to 14 metric tons ( 15.4 short tons ) in weight . Although other theropods rivaled or exceeded Tyrannosaurus rex in size , it is still among the largest known land predators and is estimated to have exerted the largest bite force among all terrestrial animals . By far the largest carnivore in its environment , Tyrannosaurus rex was most likely an apex predator , preying upon hadrosaurs , armoured herbivores like ceratopsians and ankylosaurs , and possibly sauropods . Some experts have suggested the dinosaur was primarily a scavenger . The question of whether Tyrannosaurus was an apex predator or a pure scavenger was among the longest ongoing debates in paleontology . </P>
<P> Like other tyrannosaurids , Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long , heavy tail . Relative to its large and powerful hindlimbs , Tyrannosaurus forelimbs were short but unusually powerful for their size and had two clawed digits . The most complete specimen measures up to 12.3 m ( 40 ft ) in length , up to 3.66 meters ( 12 ft ) tall at the hips , and according to most modern estimates 8.4 metric tons ( 9.3 short tons ) to 14 metric tons ( 15.4 short tons ) in weight . Although other theropods rivaled or exceeded Tyrannosaurus rex in size , it is still among the largest known land predators and is estimated to have exerted the largest bite force among all terrestrial animals . By far the largest carnivore in its environment , Tyrannosaurus rex was most likely an apex predator , preying upon hadrosaurs , armoured herbivores like ceratopsians and ankylosaurs , and possibly sauropods . Some experts have suggested the dinosaur was primarily a scavenger . The question of whether Tyrannosaurus was an apex predator or a pure scavenger was among the longest ongoing debates in paleontology . </P>
is a t rex a carnivore or herbivore
is a t rex a carnivore or herbivore
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