Jurassic Park was wrong

The Tyrannosaurus Rex was a slowpoke

by JoAnna Wendel

At 20 feet tall with enormous legs, you’d think the Tyrannosaurus Rex was a speed demon.

But really, the king of lizards could probably only keep a pace of about 12.5 miles per hour, with occasional shorter bursts if it was really going after prey.

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