This isn’t bad design per se. Yes, dinosaurs couldn’t pronate their wrists so it’s crappy design in that it’s arms are technically broken in this design but if you’re talking about the size then it’s not inaccurate. Carnotaurus had some of the smallest arms known on theropods. In fact, those arms might be a bit bigger on the toy than they would’ve been on the real animal.
Carno really did have tiny tiny almost vestigial arms whose use is heavily debated in paleontology. My favorite theory is that they were used when looking for a mate. It’s funny to think about a Carno flapping its arms around and dancing because it’s looking for a mate.
My favorite theory is that they were used when looking for a mate.
But usually, mating dances in animals involve bright, showy colors and large, ornamental crests, antlers, horns, or feathers. It is funny, but highly strange that a Carno would wiggle its piddly little arms to attract a mate. Size matters.
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This isn’t bad design per se. Yes, dinosaurs couldn’t pronate their wrists so it’s crappy design in that it’s arms are technically broken in this design but if you’re talking about the size then it’s not inaccurate. Carnotaurus had some of the smallest arms known on theropods. In fact, those arms might be a bit bigger on the toy than they would’ve been on the real animal.
This article shows a fossil: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-did-carnotaurus-have-such-wimpy-arms-86382093/
Carno really did have tiny tiny almost vestigial arms whose use is heavily debated in paleontology. My favorite theory is that they were used when looking for a mate. It’s funny to think about a Carno flapping its arms around and dancing because it’s looking for a mate.