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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Suha Kidwai

First series of adult T-rex footprints reveals its walking speed

The skeleton of the 'Trinity' Tyrannosaurus Rex pictured during a visit to the Sauriermuseum Aathal dinosaur museum in Seegraben - (BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

An ancient set of footprints preserved in the United States has provided scientists with the first known trackway belonging to an adult Tyrannosaurus rex, offering palaeontologists a rare glimpse into the animal’s living mechanics.

The discovery – first spotted by Kent Hups, a high school science teacher volunteering on a fossil dig in North Dakota – reveals that the apex predator likely ambled along at a casual human walking pace.

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