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Deducing how dinosaurs moved

02 Feb 2017
Taken from the February 2017 issue of Physics World

How did dinosaurs dash and their cousins the pterosaurs take flight? Physics-based modelling is helping to solve these mysteries of movement, as Matthew R Francis reports

A Tyrannosaurus rex, in a forest clearing, roars while two pterosaurs fly in the background
Apex predator Researchers have modelled the running mechanics for Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Herschel Hoffmeyer)
Jurassic Park and its sequels are best thought of as monster movies. But they do make dinosaurs look

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Matthew R Francis is a physicist and science writer. He blogs at http://galileospendulum.org, e-mail matthewfrancis@galileospendulum.org
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