Hadrosaur Gave T. rex a Run for Its Money.

• Autores: David Godkin
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 312, Nº. 2, 2015, págs. 19-19
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses a paper by paleontologist W. Scott Persons about the leg and tail (caudofemoralis) muscles in duck-billed hadrosaurs and their tyrannosaur predators such as Tyrannosaurus rex. The muscular configurations were such that a tyrannosaur could run down a hadrosaur over a short distance, but would likely tire out before catching its prey over longer distances.