thecoffeeisblack: It’s mid-morning in Late Cretaceous Canada (77 million years ago), a small g

thecoffeeisblack: It’s mid-morning in Late Cretaceous Canada (77 million years ago), a small group of Struthiomimus altus take shelter from the summer heat near the outskirts of a small forest bordering a flood plain. While some rest on the ground, others forage for food in the scrub and bushes that grow throughout the area. A lone female takes a drink at the edge of a narrow body of water, not far from the rest of her group, she does not notice the young Daspletosaurus edging it’s way around the edge of the trees nearest to the water.  By the time members of her flock call out they  are already running. Startled, she looks back to see just under 2 tons of teeth and claws lunging towards her, almost closing the gap before she turns and runs the other way.S. altus was an omnivorous theropod, measuring around 14 feet in length and weighing in at about 330 lbs. Much like their namesake, the modern day Ostrich, their primary means of defense is thought to be running with their maximum speed being thought to have reached close to 50 miles per hour, if that didn’t work they could likely have kicked very hard with powerful legs. -- source link

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