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The revolution in dinosaur science started 50 years ago—here's what we have learned

  • April 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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The revolution in dinosaur science started 50 years ago—here's what we have learned
The study of dinosaurs has been through a revolution in recent decades. The story began half a century ago, when Robert McNeill Alexander, a professor of zoology at the University of Leeds, showed how the speed of an animal could be calculated from the spacing of its footprints and its body size.

Originally published at Phys.org

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