A new study challenges the long-held assumption that Tyrannosaurus rex was the most formidable threat to humans if they had coexisted with dinosaurs. Researchers argue that a different species, though not the top predator of its era, would have posed greater risks due to its behavior and physical adaptations. The findings suggest this dinosaur’s hunting strategies and social structure may have made encounters with early humans far more perilous than those with T. rex. The analysis could reshape how scientists view prehistoric predator-prey dynamics and human survival in ancient ecosystems.
“It was not the apex predator of its time, but for humans this dinosaur would have been more dangerous than a T. rex,” Morrison said.
