News Item: Dinosaurs sprinted across the planet

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

Apologies in advance for posting something that actually mentions 
dinosaurs... :) 

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Dinosaurs sprinted across the planet
Michael Kahn, Reuters 

The smallest dinosaur could reach speeds of about 60 kilometres per hour and 
even the lumbering Tyrannosaurus rex would have been able to outrun most 
modern sportsmen, according to new research. 

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 about 40 kilometres per hour, according to the study 
published in the Royal Society journal Biological Sciences. 

And T-rex [sic] could muster speeds of up to 30 kilometres per hour... 

More at:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/2011671.htm 

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Dann Pigdon
GIS / Archaeologist              geo cities.com/dannsdinosaurs
Melbourne, Australia             heretichides.soffiles.com
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