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"World record" progression in dinosaur size
Good day,
the list below would be my personal idea (any comment appreciated):
(years of description, not discovery of the species)
1824 - Megalosaurus (bucklandii) (9 meters, 3 tonnes)
1825 - Iguanodon (anglicus) (9 m., 3-4 t.)
1841 - Cetiosaurus medius (18 m., 27 t.)
1877 - Apatosaurus ajax (25 m., 30 t.)
1878 - Amphicoelias fragillimus (?)
- Diplodocus longus (27 m., 15? t.)
1903 - Brachiosaurus altithorax (25 m., 30? t.)
1914 - Brachiosaurus brancai (25 m., 40-60 t.)
1985 - Supersaurus vivianae (30-40? m., 60? t.)
1993 - Argentinosaurus huinculensis (35 m., 70-90 t.)
2000 - Sauroposeidon proteles (30 m. (height 18 m.), 60 t.)
....
As for the theropod dinosaurs:
1824 - Megalosaurus bucklandi (9 m., 3 t.)
1877 - Allosaurus fragilis (12 m., 4 t.)
1905 - Tyrannosaurus rex (12.8 m., 6.5 t.) "C-rex" 13.6 m.?
1915 - Spinosaurus aegypticus (17 m.?, 12-19 t.?)
1995 - Giganotosaurus carolinii (12.5 - 14 m., 8 t.)
2006 - Mapusaurus roseae (14 m.?, 8+ t.)
Ceratosaurus ingens? Saurophaganax maximus? Epanterias amplexus? ...
Thank you for any corrections, comments etc. Vlad