Dinosaurs locomotion
Dinosaur locomotion is theorized from the remnant tracks, and skeletal fragments that are left if fossils. Because of modern science and study of anatomy many questions about dinosaur locomotion have been answered. But because no one has seen a dinosaur, nor their movement it remains a theoretical debate.
It is theorized that Dinosaurs walked in two very different ways. These ways are similar to many living species of today, either they walked on their hind legs (bipedal) or all four limbs (quadrupeds). Some species it is highly debated if they were bipedal or quadrupeds.
Because the dinosaurs legs were underneath their bodies they had a better locomotion then modern day reptiles. Which means that some could have moved very fast with out straining their muscles. It is theorized that bipedal dinosaurs could even carry objects more easily.
Wither they were bipedal or quadrupeds it is important to consider what their main source of food was. It is easier for a carnivore, which has to hunt its food to be bipedal, they could chase their prey, and out run them. While herbivores may have more protection by having been quadrupeds. Some quadrapedial dinosaurs were able to obtain great amounts of weight so they had no option but to walk on all four limbs. Because quadrupeds had to eat vast amounts of foods they also had to have large stomachs.
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