SpeedrooHow fast could a T. rex run?
12.4 mphAbout 20 km/h · Run
A 2017 computer study put its top speed at about 12 mph (19 km/h). Any faster and its leg bones would have broken.
That's about 36% of a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
🦖12.4 mph
🦟a mosquito
By speed: a T. rex is about 10× faster than a mosquito.
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