thought to have lived 66 to 68 years ago Tyrannosaurus Rex, or T.Rex for short, is one of the most interesting dinosaur species. It is estimated that 2.5 billion of this species, which is the subject of many films and attracts attention with its large size, have lived on our planet for 1-2 million years. A new study published today via Communications Biology reveals new information about T-Rex.

According to the researchers, the eyes of these predators, which have a very strong bite force, shrank as their jaws grew. The study suggests that Tyrannosaurus Rex’s ancestors evolved to have smaller eyes, suggesting that later species stronger bite It showed that it gave birth to large wild dinosaurs, which we also call theropods.

Small eye sockets increased the strength of the T-Rex’s skull, allowing them to bite harder

The study analyzed the eye sockets of 410 fossilized reptiles that lived between 252 and 66 million years ago. The study’s author, Dr. Stephan Lautenschlager states that most species, especially herbivores, have round eye sockets, while other species in the keyhole reported seeing similar nests. Lautenschlager noted that the keyhole-shaped carnivores with large skulls belong to the carnivores and said that T. Rex also belongs to this group.

The researcher, a paleontologist at the University of Birmingham, said of T.Rexes:This one the species really had eye sockets that allowed them to bite harder” used his statements. Lautenschlager arrived at these results using computer models.

It was also one of the explanations that the narrow eye sockets that developed in this way created more space for the jaw muscles, strengthened the skull and helped absorb shock.