A new study suggests T rex's short forelimbs were an evolutionary adaptation to prevent accidental amputation during group ...

Scientists may have finally solved the riddle of Tyrannosaurus rex’s small arms, which have always stood out as the oddest feature in the mightiest of dinosaurs, prompting jokes and a century-plus ...

A case of mistaken identity seemingly finally settled this week could shake up vast swathes of what we thought we knew about the most ferocious of dinosaurs—Tyrannosaurus rex. For years, ...

Oviraptorosaurs are weird dinosaurs that look a bit like flightless birds. But these ancient animals aren't just funny-looking fossils. As my team's new research published in Royal Society Open ...

Scientists have long puzzled over the origins of a mysterious dinosaur excavated in the 1940s: Was it a young T. rex or another type of dinosaur? At first, researchers had only a tyrannosaur skull to ...

We all know about the dinosaur called the Tyrannosaurus rex, also known as the T. rex, which is famous for its large head and itty-bitty arms. But why do they look like that? The T. rex has been ...

A new study has found that the T. rex's arms evolved to become smaller at the same time as its head grew to catch more prey Escher Walcott is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE, covering stories in ...

Dinosaur DNA may still be out of reach, but scientists are uncovering something almost as exciting—ancient blood vessels hidden inside fossilized bones. In a massive Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed Scotty ...

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