Dinosaurs with weaponised skulls: New study uncovers how predator heads evolved into killing machines | - The Times of India - Daily news Update

Dinosaurs with weaponised skulls: New study uncovers how predator heads evolved into killing machines | - The Times of India - Daily news Update

Giant study published in the Anatomical Record, their skulls were evolutionary tools of destruction, custom-built for killing, not just chewing. Researchers analysed the skull structure of 18 different theropod species from the bone-crushing Tyrannosaurus rex to the long-snouted, crocodile-like spinosaurids. What they found was a striking pattern: these predators didn’t evolve one-size-fits-all jaws. Instead, their skulls were tailored for speci…