Dinosaurs for millions of years It was one of the largest living things on our planet. and ruled the world.

Giant herbivores such as “sauropods” in particular attract attention with their incredible size and weight. How do they carry these weights? It also became a matter of curiosity. Let’s see what the research says.

Sauropod dinosaurs such as Brontosaurus and Diplodocus were among the largest land animals.

Researchers from the University of Queensland and Monash University are shedding light on how dinosaurs carried their weight. 3D modeling and engineering techniques They analyzed the foot bones digitally using

Studies; A soft tissue found on the hind legs of sauropods, under their heels, The base ensures weight distribution revealed.

This tissue acts like a cushion. It relieved the pressure caused by their tens of tons of bodies.

Although it has been compared to an elephant’s foot, it is not exactly like that.

In popular culture, sauropods’ feet are often depicted as similar to those of their forelimbs, but research has shown that dinosaurs’ forelimbs were flat and supportive, like columns, while their hindlimbs were flat. It is enhanced by a soft textured sole that resembles a “wedge shoe”. It shows.

This difference stems from the fact that sauropods are evolutionarily more closely related to birds. One of the study’s authors, Dr. According to Steve Salisbury, this unique heel structure of sauropods is what created them an adaptation that made them the largest animals on land stands out as.

As these 3D modeling techniques evolve with the advancement of technology limbs and movements of prehistoric animals We will be able to understand and describe it much better.

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