How Dinosaurs Walked

Feb 7, 2014

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"Tyrannosaurus Rex might be one of the best known dinosaurs, but scientists are still not exactly sure how the prehistoric giant walked.

And in a bid to find out, a group of researchers attached fake tails to chickens and analysed the way they walked.

While the idea might look more like a school project than a serious experiment, the scientists chose chickens because modern birds descend from a group of dinosaurs that includes the T-Rex."

Link To The Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2553957/Mystery-T-Rex-walked-solved-scientists-fake-dinosaur-tails-CHICKENS.html

Haha Lol

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Lord Vader
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Lord VaderFebruary 07, 2014

Probably similar to birds, yes. I agree with that, but attaching fake tails to chickens would have been funny to watch.

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CarnosaurFebruary 07, 2014

eh, Dromaeosaurs are more closely related to chickens probably. i could see a Tyrannosaurus doing the head bob, that's one giant chicken!

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x_paden_xFebruary 07, 2014

This isn't an exact replica of the walk cycle... Chickens are indeed closly related to many dinosaur speicies, However, There has been a lot of bone loss. But that would contibute to maybe about anywhere from 10% to 20% of results...

Still interesting

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Rex Fan 684February 07, 2014

Not perfect, but I'd say it helps a bit.

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