John Hutchinson

Tyrannosaurus was not a fast runner

Illustrations And Figures

Figures from the paper.

Angles and forces acting on a dinosaur
Figure 1. Angles and forces acting on dinosaur.

Posture Reconstruction
Figure 2. Posture reconstruction.

Semilog plot of required leg muscle mass vs. body mass.
Figure 3. Semilog plot of required leg muscle mass vs. body mass.

 

The three illustrations below are by Luis Rey (luisrey@ndirect.co.uk). For more of his dinosaur art, visit http://www.ndirect.co.uk/~luisrey/

Artists conception of Tyrannosaurus Rex running alongside a chicken.
Artist's conception.
Full-size jpeg.

Sketch of Tyrannosaurus Rex running alongside a chicken.
Concept sketch.
Full-size jpeg.

Sketch of Tyrannosaurus Rex running alongside a chicken.
Concept sketch.
Full-size jpeg.

 

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