One method of finding out more about dinosaurs is to study their structural dynamics. This method considers the loads and forces acting on the structure of their skeleton as they moved. The dinosaurs' structural dynamics indicates that the loads acting on their skeletons where much greater than that of present day animals. In some causes, because of the dinosaurs' large size, calculations indicate that the bones of the largest dinosaurs where likely to buckle and crack under their own immense weight. These calculations were responsible for promoting the idea that the dinosaurs must have moved very slowly to prevent sudden shocks to their skeleton.

The paradox between the dinosaurs' size and lifestyle