A Newfound Tiny-Armed, Large-Headed Dino Reminds Us of T. Rex
Researchers believe that as Meraxes gigas’s head grew, the front arms shrank.
Source: popularmechanics.com
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Researchers believe that as Meraxes gigas’s head grew, the front arms shrank.
The discovery of the new carnivorous dinosaur also had tiny arms similar to the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Carcharodontosaurus.
The new findings suggest that small forelimbs were no evolutionary accident
The newly-discovered dino, the Meraxes gigas, was another predator that had a large skull and short arms like the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Meraxes gigas is the third type of huge, carnivorous dinosaur found with very small arms, suggesting that the feature serves some purpose.