A dinosaur species whose fossils have only been discovered in the UK was "not built for speed" and would likely lose a race if pitted against fit humans.
In a hypothetical match-up you didn't know you needed, we've looked at how a dinosaur which once roamed Britain, would fare in a race against one of our most legendary runners.
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Despite being huge at up to 7.6 tonnes in weight, the xenoposeidon, a type of sauropod, of which fossils were first discovered near Hastings in East Sussex in the early 1890s, would have had a slow, plodding stride, it's believed.
It's these characteristics that mean the stumpy dinosaurs, that would have lived around 140 million years ago, may have only been able to walk between five and 10 miles per hour.
That's the same speed an average human can reach as they move from jogging to a fast running speed, meaning the dino could likely lose a race under the right circumstances.
Fossil collector Philip James Rufford first discovered the vertebra of the species in rocks of the Hastings Bed Group more than a century ago, but they were only formally described and named in 2007.
Described as likely having had a small head, long neck and whip-like tails, its four legs would have been as big as tree trunks in order to support the UK dino's massive body.
According to AZ animals, a website which calls itself the world's largest and most trusted collection of animal facts, the xenoposeidon was however "not built for speed".
Its tail could easily wipe you out in a race though as it's said to be possible sauropods could move much more quickly in short sprints, and may have thrown their weight around to put threats off balance.
The xenoposeidon is also said to have been relatively small for a sauropod, reaching around 49 feet long and weighed approximately 7.6 tonnes if it resembled the well-known brachiosaurus.
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