ELi5: why do carnivorous dinosaurs have eyes on the side of their head?
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Well, pretty famously T. Rex had forward facing eyes which makes the whole “they can’t see you if you don’t move” thing pretty ridiculous. A good rule of thumb is not to trust Jurassic Park. Could you be more specific? Which depictions are you referring to?
*not only that but according to [David Hone](https://youtu.be/f-jD7kQvyPs) they would have had the largest eyeball of any land animal, ever…so between that and their sense of smell you’d be done for
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