Several Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons found

Answer choices

1. A

   No Support: smaller carnivores1% picked this

   T. rex regularly engaged in combat with

   We have no support that T. rex ever engaged in combat with anyone, let alone smaller carnivores.

   1%
2. B

   Too Strong: common9% picked this

   At the time T. rex lived, it was common for carnivores to feed

   We only have support here that some T. rex's had their dead body eaten by other T. rex's. We don't know if this was common among T. rex's, let alone common among carnivores in general.

   9%
3. C

   Correct79% picked this

   T. rex sometimes engaged in

   Why this is right

   We have support here that some T. rex's had their dead body eaten by other T. rex's. Since "cannibalism" just means eating something the same species as you, then, yes, we can strongly support the idea that there were at least some instances of T. rex's eating other T. rex's.

   Skill tested: Most Supported · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   79%
4. D

   No Support: intraspecies combat9% picked this

   T. rex sometimes engaged in intraspecies

   We have no support that T. rex ever engaged in combat with anyone. We know the teeth marks found on some T. rex skeletons had to come from fighting another T. rex or having their dead body eaten by another T. rex. But the final sentence heavily tips the scales towards that latter option, since it says that it would have been almost impossible for the first option to have occurred.

   9%
5. E

   Out of Scope2% picked this

   At the time T. rex lived, there were large carnivores on continents other

   Out of Scope: other than North America We didn't get any information about continents other than North America.

   2%