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