Dinosaurs significantly taller than previously thought

Friday, October 1, 2010 - 00:14 in Paleontology & Archaeology

It might seem obvious that a dinosaur's leg bone connects to the hip bone, but what came between the bones has been less obvious. Now, researchers have found that dinosaurs had thick layers of cartilage in their joints, which means they may have been considerably taller than previously thought.

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