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For the first experiment, the group used fossil analyses to develop a simplified mathematical model of the dinosaur. They then simulated a running motion in the model’s legs, and calculated how other parts of the body responded. They found that at a fast enough clip – between 5.5 and 12.9 mph, a range within Caudipteryx’s estimated capability – the model’s wings flapped.
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