Studi kaitkan lengan kecil T. rex dengan evolusi tengkorak yang kuat

Lengan kecil Tyrannosaurus rex kemungkinan berevolusi seiring dengan peralihan dinosaurus predator raksasa dalam menggunakan tengkorak dan rahang mereka yang masif untuk berburu, menurut penelitian terbaru. Para ilmuwan meneliti puluhan spesies theropoda dan menemukan hubungan yang kuat antara mengecilnya anggota tubuh depan dengan tengkorak yang kokoh. Studi ini menunjukkan bahwa perubahan ini terjadi saat predator mengincar mangsa yang sangat besar.

Para peneliti dari University College London dan University of Cambridge menganalisis 82 spesies theropoda. Mereka menentukan bahwa anggota tubuh depan yang menyusut berevolusi secara independen pada setidaknya lima garis keturunan, termasuk tyrannosaurid. Hubungan antara lengan pendek dan tengkorak yang kuat terbukti lebih kuat daripada hubungan apa pun dengan ukuran tubuh secara keseluruhan.

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