For more than a century, Tyrannosaurus rex has carried one of paleontology’s most stubborn visual jokes: a giant body, a massive skull, and arms so short they seem almost absurd. Kevin Padian, a ...

Sixty-six million years after its extinction, T. rex continues to spark debate especially over its oddly short, stiff forelimbs. Many theories have been floated to explain them, but one paleontologist ...

The massive and fearsome Tyrannosaurus Rex may be the most recognizable dinosaur of all time, but it has long been the butt of jokes due to its tiny, seemingly pointless arms. But according to one ...

Why did T. rex have such tiny arms? Scientists now think it’s because its giant head became the ultimate hunting tool. Across ...

The Tyrannosaurus Rex may have been the fiercest predator that has ever roamed planet Earth. But for all its ferocity, there was something comically off with its forelimbs. Apart from being laughably ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. What did the T. rex use its little arms for? – ...

Over the two decades paleontologist Kevin Padian taught a freshman seminar called The Age of Dinosaurs, one question asked frequently by undergraduates stuck with him: Why are the arms of ...