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[Moonfire]

Other aspects of feeding include the eyes, arms, and legs. The shape of the skull of Allosaurus limited potential binocular vision to 20° of width, slightly less than that of modern crocodilians. As with crocodilians, this may have been enough to judge prey distance and time attacks.[84] The similar wide field of view suggests that allosaurs, like modern crocodilians, were ambush hunters.[85] The arms, compared with those of other theropods, were suited for both grasping prey at a distance or clutching it close,[19] and the articulation of the claws suggests that they could have been used to hook things.[18] Finally, the top speed of Allosaurus has been estimated at 30 to 55 kilometers per hour (19 to 34 miles per hour).[8]