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Palaeontology breakthrough as scientists discover reason why T-Rex had tiny arms

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rex evolved tiny arms Phys.orgMystery of Tyrannosaurus rex's Tiny Arms May Finally Have an Answer Sci.NewsNew study explains why T rex had such tiny arms: ‘The head took over' The IndependentThe T.

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Scientists may have finally cracked one of palaeontology's most enduring puzzles: the Tyrannosaurus rex's famously tiny arms.A new study by researchers at University College London (UCL) and the University of Cambridge suggests the answer lies not in the arms themselves, but in the dinosaur's extraordinarily powerful head.The research found smaller arms in meat-eating dinosaurs were closely linked to the development of large, robust skulls and jaws, rather than simply being a by-product of growing overall.Published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the study examined data from 82 species of theropod, the group of two-legged, predominantly meat-eating dinosaurs that includes T.

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B: rex evolved tiny arms Phys.orgMystery of Tyrannosaurus rex's Tiny Arms May Finally Have an Answer Sci.NewsNew study explains why T rex had such tiny arms: ‘The head took over' The IndependentThe T.

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A: rex Had Tiny Arms May Have Nothing to Do With Its Size - The Daily Galaxy.

B: rex is known for having tiny arms.

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A: rex Had Tiny Arms May Have Nothing to Do With Its Size The Daily GalaxyWhy meat-eating dinosaurs like T.

B: rex evolved tiny arms Phys.orgMystery of Tyrannosaurus rex's Tiny Arms May Finally Have an Answer Sci.NewsNew study explains why T rex had such tiny arms: ‘The head took over' The IndependentThe T.

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A: rex Had Tiny Arms May Have Nothing to Do With Its Size The Daily GalaxyWhy meat-eating dinosaurs like T.

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