What T-Rex's Tiny Arms Teach Us About Becoming Too Good at One Thing

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This episode discusses a landmark study on T-Rex and its tiny arms, exploring implications for specialization and adaptation in evolution.

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Host: SC Zoomers

Topics covered

• paleontology
• dinosaurs
• T-Rex
• evolution
• adaptation

Keywords

• T-Rex
• tiny arms
• paleontology
• theropod dinosaurs
• evolution
• adaptation
• specialization

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Organizations: Proceedings of the Royal Society B

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