Thursday, May 21, 2026

Scientists May Finally Know Why T. Rex Had Such Tiny Arms

You probably wouldn't say it to its face, but the famously fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the butt of tiny arm jokes. But new research could explain their hilarious hands, though it offers no guarantee it will stifle the giggles.

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... The study suggests that as their prey grew bigger, tyrannosaurs and other large predatory dinosaurs evolved to use their powerful jaws as their primary weapon.

As such, their arms shrank over time with disuse, until they became the funny little chicken wings we laugh at today.

This research is far from the first to suggest that these puny limbs were vestigial, but it goes further by linking the shrinking arms with the evolution of huge, powerful heads and jaws.


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-21 07:01 PM

Do we have evidence of T-rex with longer chicken wings?

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-05-21 08:20 PM

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