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Did dinosaurs have toes?

Dinosaur feet, it goes without saying but I will say it anyway. Are very different from those of humans. Because of their unique foot structure most bipedal dinosaurs walked on their toes. Which I guess answers the question.

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Bipedal dinosaur feet are constructed of long slender toes, which provides a superior grip to the ground and a great ability to balance. Most dinosaurs’ feet are made up of three toes, for walking and running.

The footprints of birds, have a remarkable similarity to those of their bipedal dinosaur cousins. In fact, over the last 200 million years the motion and structure of the three-toed bird have not changed very much. Indicating that evolutionary speaking nature discovered a very effective mode of transport that carries on even today.

Quadruped Dinosaurs have shorter foot bones and a set of board, stubby toes. Their foot structure if very close to that of Elephants. The bones of the feet were raised off the ground by a thick wedge-shaped heel pad. The heel pad allowed these giant animals to conserve energy as they moved around.

So yes, Dinosaurs did have toes, and the structure of their feet can be found in modern nature today.

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