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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nina Massey

Dinosaurs evolved different eye socket shapes to allow stronger bites – study

Large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets so they could have stronger bites, a new study suggests.

Although the eye socket is just a hole in the skull housing the eyeball in many animals, and most dinosaurs, this is not the case for large carnivores.

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