Scientists Discover That Long-Necked Sauropod Dinosaurs Walked Similar to a Hippopotamus

For a long time, scientists believed that sauropods (long-necked dinosaurs that include Brachiosaurus, Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Dreadnoughtus) walked like elephants, however, new research from Liverpool John Moores University has discovered that their gait was actually more like that of a hippopotamus.

Sauropods, a group that includes Diplodocus, were assumed to walk like elephants, but a new way to analyse footprints shows their gait was most similar to a hippopotamus.

Here’s an interesting size comparison of sauropod dinosaurs.