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RE: T-Rex Arms race
I wrote:
_T. rex_ did not use its forelimbs to grab prey - they were far too short
(of course). But the forelimbs might have been brought into play when the
struggling prey didn't have much fight left in it, courtesy of those
powerful jaws.
Or, the prey was probably already kept fairly immobile by the jaws, with the
forelimbs clasping the poor prey against _T. rex_'s chest. Tyrannosaur jaws
were STRONG.
Cheers
Tim