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Dinosaurs likely faster than believed

Adam Khor · 2012-03-23 22:54:21

According to this study, dinosaurs had particularly thick cartilage caps on the ends of their long bones, not only making them taller as has been reported previously, but also faster. http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/03/23/mu-prof-dinosaurs-were-bigger-faster-than-we-thought/

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23-03-2012 11:54pm

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Adam Khor

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According to this study, dinosaurs had particularly thick cartilage caps on the ends of their long bones, not only making them taller as has been reported previously, but also faster.

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2012/03/23/mu-prof-dinosaurs-were-bigger-faster-than-we-thought/

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#2 24-03-2012 1:25am
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Funny that Jurassic Park scene is immediately what came to my mind!

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