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First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 4 reports

Claw Marks Shed Light On Dinosaur's Swimming Abilty

By: Live Science StaffPublished: 04/14/2013 02:26 PM EDT on LiveScienceClaw marks on a 100-million-year-old riverbed in China reveal how some dinosaurs doggy-paddled over long distances, scientists say. "What we have are scratches left by the tips of ... [Published Huffington Post - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Sinocalliopteryx, Tyrannosaurus, University of Alberta, 10 feet

First reported Apr 10 2013 - Updated Apr 10 2013 - 1 reports

If escaping from a Dinosaur attack, don’t hide in the water: Alberta study shows early tyrannosaur was great swimmer

A graduate student at the University of Alberta has found evidence that dispels the belief that dinosaurs were lousy swimmers. Doing research last summer in China’s Szechuan Province, Scott Persons discovered claw marks in an ancient riverbed that shows ... [Published National Post - Top Stories - Apr 10 2013]

Entities: Tyrannosaurus, Sinocalliopteryx, University of Alberta, Flotation, Sediment

First reported Apr 08 2013 - Updated Apr 09 2013 - 1 reports

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Dinosaurs Could Doggy Paddle Long Distances, Study Finds

Tyrannosaurus rex, Palais de la Découverte, Paris David Monniaux New evidence suggests some two-legged dinos were strong swimmers.Most people still have a very last-century idea of what dinosaurs were like. No, T. rex didn't stand upright ; lots of dinos ... [Published Popular Science - Apr 08 2013]

Entities: Tyrannosaurus, Sinocalliopteryx, University of Alberta, Planetoid

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...are scratches left by the tips of a two-legged dinosaur's feet," study researcher Scott Persons, of the University of Alberta, said in a statement. "The dinosaur's claw marks show it was swimming along in this river and just its tippy toes were touching bottom." Stretching over a distance of 50 feet (15 meters), the markings show that the dinosaur had a coordinated, left-right, left-right swimming style, Persons...

Claw Marks Shed Light On Dinosaur's Swimming Abilty [Published Huffington Post - Apr 15 2013]

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