This dinosaur could sprint at speeds as swift as the world's fastest human
Theropods were carnivorous dinosaurs that ran on two legs. Their feet had three toes with sharp claws, similar to some dinosaurs like velociraptors that are depicted in movies. Using fossilized footprints left in dirt in La Rioja, Spain, researchers were able to identify the running speeds of two different dinosaurs, according to research published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports.
Scientists used measurements of the footprints and the lengths between them to determine how fast the animal was going. "During low water level timespans dinosaurs could walk and run over these lake deposits, printing their steps in the mud," Navarro-Lorbés explained via email. The scientists used a formula to determine how fast the theropods were running.
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