Re: Nemegt Tyrannosaurs

[Dinogeorge@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/23/03 5:49:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, uwrk@yahoo.com 
writes:

<< I doubt there were 14m specimens. GSP estimated the length of PIN 551-1 in 
life at 10m, which is logical, considering that T. bataar was smaller than T. 
rex. >>

The holotype skull of T bataar is about the same size as any adult skull of T 
rex, suggesting that the body of that particular T bataar was about the same 
size, that is, 14 meters.

Incidentally, that skull is significantly different in morphology from any T 
rex skull. For example, it lacks any significant jugal spread, so that the 
eyes are directed mainly sideways rather than forward. I've seen the actual 
specimen, which was on tour a few years ago in Los Angeles. If any two 
tyrannosaurids belong in different genera, T rex and T bataar do.