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T-rex versus Beckham? Sorry, David, you're lunch

China Daily | Updated: 2007-08-23 07:15

The smallest dinosaur could reach speeds of over 60 kph and even the massive, lumbering Tyrannosaurus rex would have been able to outrun most modern-day sportsmen, according to research published yesterday.

Scientists using computer models calculated the top speeds for five meat-eating dinosaurs in a study they say can also illustrate how animals cope with climate change and extinction.

T-rex versus Beckham? Sorry, David, you're lunch

The velociraptor, whose speed and ferocity was highlighted in the film Jurassic Park, reached 38 kph while the T-rex could muster speeds of up to 28 kph, the study published in the Royal Society's Biological Sciences showed.

T-rex versus Beckham? Sorry, David, you're lunch

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