T. rex's long legs were made for marathon walking
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Long legs may make good runners, but they
Long legs may make good runners, but they're great for walking, too. Scientists have generally assumed that long-limbed dinosaurs evolved their leggy proportions for speed to catch prey and avoid predators.
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Scientists say T. Rex walked as slowly as humans
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120M-year-old crocodile that walked on its hind legs like T. Rex discovered
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T. Rex Bone Holds Clues To Dinosaur's Cannibalistic Ways
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Tyrannosaurus rex couldn't run, says new research
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Reinventing the Dinosaur
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Papo The Dinosaur Figure, Green Running T-Rex : Toys & Games
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Tyrannosaurus - Wikipedia
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New giant dragon dinosaur offers clues to T-rex's weirdly tiny arms
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T-Rex: Tyrannosaurus Dinosaur Facts and Information
Movies tend to show T-Rex walking and running with alternating feet like an Ostrich. How do scientists know that T-rex didn't hop on two legs moving simultaneously like a kangaroo? - Quora