Sight for ‘Saur Eyes: T. rex vision was among nature’s best
By Eric Jaffe
In the 1993 movie Jurassic Park, one human character tells another that a Tyrannosaurus rex can’t see them if they don’t move, even though the beast is right in front of them. Now, a scientist reports that T. rex had some of the best vision in animal history. This sensory prowess strengthens arguments for T. rex‘s role as predator instead of scavenger.
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Scientists had some evidence from measurements of T. rex skulls that the animal could see well. Recently, Kent A. Stevens of the University of Oregon in Eugene went further.