Dinosaurs' Unique Bone Structure Key to Carrying Weight (IMAGE)

Southern Methodist University

Dinosaurs' Unique Bone Structure Key to Carrying Weight

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Researchers recently learned of the unique weight-saving adaptation to dinosaur bone that enabled 8,000 pound dinosaurs like hadrosaurs to move easily. Illustration by Karen Carr.

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