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Hopping Hadrosaurs Could Have Been Fastest Dinosaurs

Galvasean · 2009-12-16 00:35:15

A new study into dinosaur locomtion has revealed that hadrosaurs (or duck-bill) dinosaurs may well have been the fastest dinosaurs of all. Full article here. What's more, in the most scientific way imaginable, you can recreate the simulation here and try it out for yourself! Image by Todd Marshall

16-12-2009 1:35am

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A new study into dinosaur locomtion has revealed that hadrosaurs (or duck-bill) dinosaurs may well have been the fastest dinosaurs of all.

The big surprise was that hopping gait came out as fastest at 61 km/h, followed by quadrupedal galloping (58 km/h), and bipedal running (50 km/h)

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In the end, bipedal running came out as probably the best compromise between performance and skeletal loading. But the really clear message is that there is still more research to be done, particularly looking at how large and fast animals can move within the margins of safety required by their skeletons

Full article here.

What's more, in the most scientific way imaginable, you can recreate the simulation here and try it out for yourself!

Image by Todd Marshall

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#2 16-12-2009 4:16pm

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A duck-billed dinosaur that hops? Did they eat eucalyptus leaves too? :P

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