Zeeshan
MemberCompsognathusFeb-07-2014 5:35 PM"Tyrannosaurus Rex might be one of the best known dinosaurs, but scientists are still not exactly sure how the prehistoric giant walked.
And in a bid to find out, a group of researchers attached fake tails to chickens and analysed the way they walked.
While the idea might look more like a school project than a serious experiment, the scientists chose chickens because modern birds descend from a group of dinosaurs that includes the T-Rex."
Link To The Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2553957/Mystery-T-Rex-walked-solved-scientists-fake-dinosaur-tails-CHICKENS.html
Lord Vader
MemberTyrannosaurus RexFeb-07-2014 6:02 PMProbably similar to birds, yes. I agree with that, but attaching fake tails to chickens would have been funny to watch.
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Carnosaur
MemberCompsognathusFeb-07-2014 6:34 PMeh, Dromaeosaurs are more closely related to chickens probably. i could see a Tyrannosaurus doing the head bob, that's one giant chicken!
Nature doesn't deceive us; it is we who deceive ourselves.
x_paden_x
MemberCompsognathusFeb-07-2014 6:55 PMThis isn't an exact replica of the walk cycle... Chickens are indeed closly related to many dinosaur speicies, However, There has been a lot of bone loss. But that would contibute to maybe about anywhere from 10% to 20% of results...
Still interesting
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Rex Fan 684
MemberCompsognathusFeb-07-2014 7:24 PMNot perfect, but I'd say it helps a bit.
Killadj2012
MemberCompsognathusFeb-07-2014 9:29 PMI want to try this now.
If I could be anything I would be a Trex.
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Primal King
MemberCompsognathusFeb-09-2014 6:14 PMI would say it is similar but less exaggerated
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