Giant dinosaurs may have tiptoed around like they were wearing high heels

Sauropods – the giant, long-necked dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus – were the largest land animals to ever walk the Earth. As you'd expect, that would put immense strain on the creatures' legs and feet. Now, researchers at Australia's University of Queensland (UQ) have studied sauropod feet and found that the animals may have had an unexpected gait – tiptoeing around like they were wearing high heels.

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Category: Science

Tags:

• Dinosaurs
• Elephant
• Evolution
• Fossils
• University of Queensland

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