The first exhibit that was viewed upon entering the museum was the dino zone. There, I observed several dinosaurs, but the most noted dinosaur was the Tyrannosaurus Res (T. Rex). The T. Rex that I observed in detail was Sue. Sue was auctioned and bought by the museum. Most notably, Sue's skull is over 5 and a half feet tall. If one were to study the size of the forearm, her forearms are relatively short as it relates to mammalian forelimbs. Notice that at the end of her arms, her nails are extremely short. In an interview with CNN news, Sue Hendrickson, paleontologist, states that the arms "were used to scratch other animalsÂ…but they're so short." Sue's shoulder blades are connected from what it appears to be circa 12h vertebrae. The shoulder blades are positioned anterior and inferior to the vertebrate. The clavicle is rigid, which doesn't allow for a wide axis of rotation. As far as movement of the forearm goes, the forearm can only retract and extend. A possible use of the......
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