A dinosaur’s running gait may reveal insights into the history of bird flight
A robot and ostriches with fake wings model Caudipteryx’s flapping stride
MEEP MEEP Caudipteryx, a peacock-sized dinosaur (illustrated) that lived about 125 million years ago, was a fast runner. The jostling from its gait may have caused its feathery forelimbs to flap, in a possible precursor to active flapping, a study finds.
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