Dinosaurs had squishy feet says new study

Sauropods were the largest terrestrial animals that roamed the Earth for more than 100 million years.

Aussie brainiacs at the University of Queensland and Monash University said their structure could have almost been like a wedge high-heel in the foot.

Dr Andréas Jannel, who conducted the study, said: “We’ve finally confirmed a long-suspected idea and we provide, for the first time, biomechanical evidence that a soft tissue pad – particularly in their back feet – would have played a crucial role in reducing locomotor pressures and bone stresses.

“It is mind-blowing to imagine that these giant creatures could have been able to support their own weight on land.”

The study was published in the journal Science Advances.