How do dinosaur philosophers know top running speeds?

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I saw a video comparing a bunch of dinosaur speeds, but I can’t seem to find any logical explanation of how this was discovered? Is this even real?

I’m very confused and can’t seem to wrap my head around any of this. We have never SEEN dinosaurs in action and (to my knowledge) only discovered bones. So how does any of that add up?

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You’re correct that we can’t know for certain, BUT we know a few things to make educated guesses.

We know what the skeletal structure and the nature of the bones were like in dinosaurs, and from the structure and markings on the bones alongside comparisons to real life animals we can make good guess on what their muscular systems and their overall weight and movement was like. While its not conclusive, there is also evidence to suggest at least some dinosaurs were partially or fully warm-blooded or something comparable, which also effects your ability to move.

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