
His scales, teeth, muscles, and talons are all sculpted to exquisite precision. rex had another potential weapon at its disposal is one in a string of recent discoveries about the beast, giving reason to believe there’s still more to uncover about one of history’s greatest predators. The Carnotaurus, as much in an unviable position as he is, expresses his indignation at his imminent demise with lifelike ferocity The same care and skill we showed with T-Rex, we likewise devoted to Carnotaurus. rex would’ve used its strongest asset, its jaws, as opposed to its arms for attacking, says Holtz.Įither way, the revelation that the T. rex to “basically have to push its chest up against the side of the victim,” he told National Geographic. Thomas Holtz, a tyrannosaur expert at the University of Maryland, College Park, agreed that the arms could be a dangerous tool, but said the length and position of the limbs would require the T. “It seems illogical to me to use such small arms to slash with,” Vinther said.

Jakob Vinther, a paleobiologist at the University of Bristol, told National Geographic the arms were more likely used for mating than attacking prey.


rex’s arms, there are still skeptics that oppose Stanley’s conclusions. Even with new light shed on the formidability of the T.
