T. Rex’s tiny arms may have been 'vicious weapons'

There is a theory that the Tyrannosaurus Rex actually used its arms for gentle lovemaking with partners.

But one paleontologist from the University of Hawaii says the predator was less of a Casanova and those arms were actually “vicious weapons.”

Albeit tiny, Steven Stanley says “It’s short, strong forelimbs and large claws would have permitted T-Rex, whether mounted on a victim’s back or grasping it with its jaws, to inflict four gashes 3 feet or longer and several centimeters deep within a few seconds,” according to National Geographic.

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The suggestion clashes with the theory that the T. rex used it’s little arms to hold its partner close during sex.

However, Stanley’s claim has been criticized by others, like paleobotanist Jakob Vinther who called the idea “illogical”.

It is thought that the T. rex’s nose was as sensitive to touch as a human fingertip which was used as a form of foreplay.

But honestly, gentle lover or vicious beast, like anyone in Jurassic Park, I’m heading as fast as I can in the other direction.