RE: T-rex as ankylosaur specialist?

[Tim Williams <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>]

Jerzy Dyczkowski wrote:

> I suggest, that T-rex first grasped ankylosaurid avoiding both tail club 
> and spikes.

Easier said than done, I would say.  ;-)

> It then used arms, together with jaws and
> weight to pull ankylosaurid to the side, exposing vulnerable underbelly.

As Mike said, I doubt the forelimbs of tyrannosaurids would be up to the 
task.

> One thing worth considering is that tyrannosaurids, predators or not,
> could steal prey between themselves.

I think we can be pretty sure that tyrannosaurids were predators, not 
obligate scavengers.  (I know there is at least one person that believes 
otherwise...)

Cheers

Tim