nebula Posted August 22, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted August 22, 2007 T-rex versus Beckham? Sorry, David, you're lunch By Michael Kahn Tue Aug 21, 8:20 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - The smallest dinosaur could reach speeds of nearly 40 mph (64 kph) and even the lumbering Tyrannosaurus rex would have been able to outrun most modern-day sportsmen, according to research published on Wednesday. Scientists using computer models calculated the top speeds for five meat-eating dinosaurs in a study they say can also illustrate how animals cope with climate change and extinction. The velociraptor, whose speed and ferocity was highlighted in the film "Jurassic Park," reached 24 mph while the T-rex could muster speeds of up to 18 mph, the study published in the Royal Society's Biological Sciences showed. "Our research, which used the minimum leg-muscle mass T-rex required for movement, suggests that while not incredibly fast, this carnivore was certainly capable of running and would have little difficulty in chasing down footballer David Beckham, for instance," said Phil Manning, a paleontologist at the University of Manchester, who worked on the study. The smallest dinosaur -- the Compsognathus -- could run nearly 40 mph, about 5 mph faster than the computer's estimate for the fastest living animal on two legs, the ostrich. A top human sprinter can reach a speed of about 25 mph For rest of article, click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted August 22, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 I need some words with the author. In the movie Jurassic Park, they had the T-Rex running at 30 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lorax Posted August 22, 2007 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 183 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1,892 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/24/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/07/1985 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I need some words with the author. In the movie Jurassic Park, they had the T-Rex running at 30 mph. I've also heard T-rexes weren't even predators so much as scavengers. Disappointing! I'm not surprised some dinos are fast, though. I mean, think about emus and ostriches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted August 22, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 I've also heard T-rexes weren't even predators so much as scavengers. Disappointing! Last I heard, that was a working theory some scientists are proposing, but it hasn't been strong enough to become the dominant theory. I think it makes sense though - I mean, what's with the stubby arms? I'm not surprised some dinos are fast, though. I mean, think about emus and ostriches. And with the T-Rex, stride length definantly comes into play with how far they can move per second. It would take a T-Rex less endrgy to move 20 feet than for a human. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua-777 Posted August 26, 2007 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 410 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3,102 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 522 Days Won: 6 Joined: 10/19/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/07/1984 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Well I didn't really have a speedometer handy when dinosaurs where around, so I really don't know how fast they where, and by the fossils, they don't really seem fast, they just sit there, not moving at all. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrielles Posted August 26, 2007 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 255 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/09/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/29/1974 Share Posted August 26, 2007 Answers in Genesis says that most dinos were the size of sheep. There were big liazrds but most of them were smaller. More on dinos at www.answersingenesis.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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