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Predicting theropod gaits based on living birds

Started by Halichoeres, March 03, 2018, 09:00:47 PM

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March 03, 2018, 09:00:47 PM
This study takes a bunch of ground dwelling birds from quail to ostriches and measures aspects of their walking and running mechanics, and then they try to extrapolate to see what a tyrannosaur could do.

Open access: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0192172
In the kingdom of the blind, better take public transit. Well, in the kingdom of the sighted, too, really--almost everyone is a terrible driver.

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