27-12-2018 19:30 via thestranger.com

Slog Poll: How Did the T. Rex Use Its Tiny Little Arms?

by Rich SmithBig lizard. Tiny arms.Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty ImagesOn my visit to the Burke Museum I learned that Seattle has one of the best—if not THE best—preserved T. Rex skulls known to scientists. But I also learned that paleontologists still debate the purpose of the terrible lizard's tiny arms. They're not much longer than human arms! Why is that? It's a mystery. Some think the dinosaur used the tiny arms for slash attacks. Some think the arms are merely vestigial. But who
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