T. Rex Developed Different Shaped Eye Sockets For a Forceful Bite

A new study suggests that the key to a stronger bite for dinosaurs is all in the eyes.

By Sam Walters
Aug 11, 2022 4:00 PMAug 11, 2022 4:02 PM
T. Rex
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You’ve definitely been told that the eyes are the window to the soul, but have you ever heard that the eye sockets are the window to the bite? Probably not. But now a new study in Communications Biology suggests that the eye sockets of large predatory dinosaurs, like Tyrannosaurus rex, developed different shapes that allowed them to deliver stronger bites.

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