stackyFACTSThe apex predator of the Cretaceous period has been culturally reduced to a bucket of fast food. Molecular analysis of perfectly preserved collagen extracted from a T-rex femur proved that their genetic makeup closely aligns with the modern chicken and ostrich. So yes, every time you eat a McNugget, you are technically consuming dinosaur meat.
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