FUKUI, Japan - The Tyrannosaurus rex, a carnivorous theropod that thrived in the Late Cretaceous period, had a high concentration of nerves in its lower jaw, suggesting it may have served as a tactile sensor, according to a dinosaur research institute in central Japan.
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