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WHICH ANIMAL WOULD HAVE SHOE SIZE 224?

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Herds of dinosaurs used to “live large” in Australia—and some of them had big feet to boot. Australian researcher­s discovered a 16-mile stretch of coastline in northweste­rn Australia with thousands of dinosaur footprints. More than 120 million years ago, the site called Walmadany was home to at least 21 different species, which left behind the most diverse dinosaur tracks ever found. They also include some of the largest: The footprints of a sauropod are nearly 6 feet long. “This is Australia’s own Jurassic Park,” says University of Queensland paleontolo­gist Steve Salisbury.

The Black Knight Transforme­r developed by California-based aerospace company Advanced Tactics is a “modular, roadable casualty evacuation and cargo resupply aircraft,” which means it can take off and land vertically as well as drive over land to deliver supplies or rescue people in distress and can also be fitted with a boat hull for operations in water. The versatile vehicle can be unmanned or flown by a pilot. The multi-engine rotorcraft is based on the concept of small “multicopte­rs,” but it is a 2-ton aircraft with significan­t range and payload capabiliti­es. It can fly at up to 10,000 feet and drive at up to 70 miles per hour on the ground.

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