When bipedal dinosaurs walked, they probably strode with a swagger, swishing their tails up and down for the same reason humans swing their arms when they walk.
Traditionally, dinosaur tails have been seen as a counterbalance for the weight of a dinosaur鈥檚 head. But and Peter Bishop at the Royal Veterinary College in London say the tail probably played a more active role in a dinosaur鈥檚 gait. With every step, the tail would swing up and down to regulate the dinosaur鈥檚 angular momentum and increase its walking efficiency.
This comes from a computer simulation of …



