The T-Rex couldn't run

[Tetsuo]

Fearsome T-rex was a plodder not a sprinter, researchers say

While the running ability of T-rex has been hotly debated among palaeontologists for decades, the consensus from previous biomechanical models was that the Cretaceous-era carnivore could manage speeds of up to 45 mph (75 kmh).

That's more than half as fast again as the quickest man in history.

But because of its size and weight, the predator would actually have broken its legs had it tried to break into a sprint, the University of Manchester research showed.

"The muscles need to be able to generate sufficient power to allow high-speed locomotion, but at the same time the skeleton has to be able to cope with the loads generated by the high speed," said Professor William Sellers from the university's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

"...This is where it fails. T-rex's skeleton is simply not strong enough for running locomotion," he told Reuters.

We found out raptor's had feathers and now this

Dr. Grant could have did this all night and not worry about the T-rex catching up to him.

 

[BlackPrint]

I woulda fukked that nikka up.

 

[75 Others]

We found out raptor's had feathers

Wait what


Wow their appeal in Jurassic Park movies aren't so jaw dropping anymore if this is true.

 

[KillerB88]

These nikkas are guessing at this point. So how did a "plodding" 40 ton monster catch prey?

 

[Tetsuo]

I woulda fukked that nikka up.

And everybody at your funeral gon be looking like

These nikkas are guessing at this point. So how did a "plodding" 40 ton monster catch prey?

Sellers said his study had forced a re-think on how T-rex caught its prey.

"It certainly would not have been able to chase down faster-moving prey animals," said Sellers. "That leaves other hunting options such as ambush, and of course it means that (discredited) ideas such as 'T-rex the scavenger' have to be reconsidered."

 

[KillerB88]

@Tetsuo
Still...Scavenging wouldn't and couldn't possibly provide enough food for a 40 ton animal. He would also have to compete with other Trexes over limited carcasses.

 

[nahnah]

Those T brehs flew.

 

[ATearInMyEye]

Dinosaurs are fake and were not real.

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

Dinosaurs are fake and were not real.

Yeah...I think so called dinosaur bones are nothing but the remains of ancient sea creatures.


Niccaz gone be , tho



They've been fed that dinosaur narrative their whole lives.


The Matrix has you

 

[levitate]

It was such a weird shaped animal.

Why did it even have arms?

 

[levitate]

These nikkas are guessing at this point. So how did a "plodding" 40 ton monster catch prey?

By catching and eating other "plodders".

 

[scarlxrd]

The Matrix has you

 

[Jack Trippa 3z company ho]

Dinosaurs are fake and were not real.

100% facts. Dinosaurs never existed.

 

[klientel]

While the running ability of T-rex has been hotly debated among palaeontologists for decades, the consensus from previous biomechanical models was that the Cretaceous-era carnivore could manage speeds of up to 45 mph (75 kmh).

That's more than half as fast again as the quickest man in history.

This shyt makes no sense.

 

[isisleo86]

Wait what


Wow their appeal in Jurassic Park movies aren't so jaw dropping anymore if this is true.

Birds are quite literally modern day dinosaurs. They just don't have the size and they fly.