Re: big meat-eaters (Epanterias)

["Steve Brusatte" <dinoland@mailcity.com>]

christopher robert noto wrote:
>I geuss I'm just out of the loop, but what is Epanterias?
>thanks,

Epanterias was that large allosaurid that Bakker described sometime in the late 
80's.  I recall that he described it as possibly being larger than T. rex, and 
being the last of its kind (the last allosaur).  To him, this proved Cope's 
Law, regarding species getting larger and larger through time until they become 
extinct.

Now, as with many thinks Bakker says, there was considerable objection to this 
species, with some just considering it a really big Allosaurus.  I recall Tom 
Holtz discussing this awhile back, but that may have been on 
sci.bio.paleontology

I am curious into what other group members have to say about this species.

Steve
Dino Land Paleontology
http://www.geocities.com/stegob

>On Sun, 12 Mar 2000 Buckaroobwana@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>> Well once again, my favorite topic of dinosaur science is being discussed on 
>> the list and I have a few questions. I remember Greg Paul mentioning a T-rex 
>> maxilla from the UCMP that was supposedly gigantic and indicated a 12 tonne 
>> tyrannosaur. Has any size estimate been done on this specimen recently? Has 
>> anybody done tooth and jaw studies of Carcharodontosaurus, Giganotosaurus, 
>> or 
>> Epanterias. What, if any, new information has come to light regarding 
>> Ceratosaurus ingens?And, do I dare ask if any new news is available about 
>> the 
>> Rigby T-rex?
>>                                                         Thanks for any info,
>>                                                                 Buckaroobwana
>> 
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