Re: [RE: "Stunning T. rex find in Montana"]

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"Tracy Ford" <tlford@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Ok, first T. rex is the biggest theropod, then Giganotosaurus, then 'Sue'
> then new giganotosaurids, now it's back to T. rex.
> It's South American turn... :>
> 
> Tracy
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Actually I was wondering about that. Is this new _T.rex_  proportionally the
same size or larger than its South American counterparts or is it only larger
cause it's longer?

Let me see if I can clarify that a bit. The two largest snakes alive today are
anacondas (_Eunectes murinus_) and reticulated pythons (_Python reticulatus_).
Now while a reticulated python can grow longer than an anaconda, anacondas
easily outmatch them in overall size (a 23ft reticulated python has the same
proportions as an 18ft anaconda).

Does anyone know how these two animals compared or is it one of those "wait
for the paper" questions?

I think might have already answered my question, but I figured I might as well
ask it anyway just to be sure.

Jura

Jurassosaurus's Reptipage: A page devoted to the study of the reptilia:

http://reptilis.webjump.com

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