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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

New study explains why T rex had such tiny arms: ‘The head took over’

Mighty meat-eating dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex had tiny arms because they used their powerful heads as the primary weapon, according to a new study.

The fearsome T rex was a massive dinosaur, growing 40ft long and 20ft tall, but had comically tiny forelimbs. T rex was one of five dinosaur groups with such short forelimbs.

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