How Fast Could Dinosaurs Run?
Some animals like dogs, cats and chickens walk on their toes. The scientific name given for such animals is digitigrades. Dinosaurs were digitigrades as well, as they walked on their toes. They were slightly pigeon-toed with toes that pointed inwards. Some dinosaurs were quadrupeds and others bipeds. Some lumbered slowly while others accelerated at speeds determined by their anatomy. Some feathered dinosaurs who evolved at later stages built up speed by running or gliding from trees to the ground. They probably used their tails for balance, while others used them as rudders to swiftly change direction in flight. The speed at which the dinosaurs walked or ran has been reckoned with the help of their footprints or trackways. Trackways explain a lot like the foot structure of the animal, how the animal walked and also how fast it moved. The speed of the animal, for instance, can be detected by measuring the distance between the footprints and the length of the leg of the animal. Footprint
