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How fast dinosaurs can run ?

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06-28-2016, 06:29 AM

For me:

T-Rex: 18-20 mph (28-32 km/h)?

Velociraptor: Spalea's estimate agreed with.

Allosaurus: 25 mph (40 km/h)? It was a much lighter and lighter built dinosaur than T-Rex, and had a more streamlined skull and body designed for both agility and speed.

Over at CarnivoraForums, I saw a thread which detailed at dromaeosaurs had traded speed for agility, yet medium-sized theropods like Ceratosaurus and Eustreptospondylus traded agility for speed. This definitely explains the flexible hipbones of most maniraptorans, and the longer strides (greater leg length per total height ratio) for medium-sized theropods.

I don't know the correlation between agility and speed for Tyrannosaurus, though.
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How fast dinosaurs can run ? - sanjay - 06-27-2016, 01:29 PM
RE: How fast dinosaurs can run ? - Ngala - 06-27-2016, 03:28 PM
RE: How fast dinosaurs can run ? - Spalea - 06-27-2016, 04:51 PM
RE: How fast dinosaurs can run ? - Polar - 06-28-2016, 06:29 AM
RE: How fast dinosaurs can run ? - Polar - 06-28-2016, 06:32 AM
RE: How fast dinosaurs can run ? - Polar - 06-28-2016, 05:35 PM



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