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"For one of the biggest and most ferocious predators to ever live, Tyrannosaurus rex sure had puny arms, not much longer than our own. Several other members of its lineage ... had similarly wimpy appendages, and new analyses of the beasts now suggest why." #FossilFriday
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Shrunken forelimbs were likely a byproduct of large, powerful skulls—with one notable exception
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How did so many theropod dinosaurs come to have tiny arms?
National Center for Science Education