>>Back in 1991, paleontologists from Canada’s University of Alberta discovered the fossilized remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in the province of Saskatchewan. Nicknamed “Scotty” in honor of a celebratory bottle of Scotch that was enjoyed when its skeleton was found, it has now been declared the world’s largest T rex.

Although the 66 million year-old bones were unearthed 28 years ago, they were encrusted in hard sandstone. That material has been gradually removed in the years since, with the skeleton only recently being assembled and measured.<<

https://newatlas.com/worlds-largest-tyrannosaurus-rex/58991/

PermeateFree said:

>>Back in 1991, paleontologists from Canada’s University of Alberta discovered the fossilized remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in the province of Saskatchewan. Nicknamed “Scotty” in honor of a celebratory bottle of Scotch that was enjoyed when its skeleton was found, it has now been declared the world’s largest T rex.

Although the 66 million year-old bones were unearthed 28 years ago, they were encrusted in hard sandstone. That material has been gradually removed in the years since, with the skeleton only recently being assembled and measured.<<

https://newatlas.com/worlds-largest-tyrannosaurus-rex/58991/

Rather patient work.

Cymek said:

PermeateFree said:

>>Back in 1991, paleontologists from Canada’s University of Alberta discovered the fossilized remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in the province of Saskatchewan. Nicknamed “Scotty” in honor of a celebratory bottle of Scotch that was enjoyed when its skeleton was found, it has now been declared the world’s largest T rex.

Although the 66 million year-old bones were unearthed 28 years ago, they were encrusted in hard sandstone. That material has been gradually removed in the years since, with the skeleton only recently being assembled and measured.<<

https://newatlas.com/worlds-largest-tyrannosaurus-rex/58991/

Rather patient work.

Opalised fossils are easier to clean.

And here he is.

Bubblecar said:

And here he is.

Those kids are glad he’s only a skeleton.

Bubblecar said:

And here he is.

That’s a better photo, if you are boosting how big something is it is nice to have a comparison.

Bubblecar said:

And here he is.

Fantastic isn’t it

Cymek said:

Bubblecar said:

And here he is.

Fantastic isn’t it

No. I believe most of are sure that it is real.

Bubblecar said:

And here he is.

Is that big, compared to say an orca?

I’ve been checking the web, and T rex is definitely bigger than related animsls such as Albertosaurus and Tarbosaurus.

Are crocodiles terrestrial or littoral.

AwesomeO said:

Are crocodiles terrestrial or littoral.

wiki calls them semiaquatic

AwesomeO said:

Are crocodiles terrestrial or littoral.

Semiaquatic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile

Michael V said:

AwesomeO said:

Are crocodiles terrestrial or littoral.

Semiaquatic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile

Three seconds too late…

sigh

party_pants said:

AwesomeO said:

Are crocodiles terrestrial or littoral.

wiki calls them semiaquatic

The megafauna list i was playing around with earlier has them as terrestrial, but then it also has several seal species and one dolphin as terrestrial.

Mollwollfumble also claims that T rex is semiaquatic. It is certain that young T rex had fish as part of its diet.

mollwollfumble said:

party_pants said:

AwesomeO said:

Are crocodiles terrestrial or littoral.

wiki calls them semiaquatic

The megafauna list i was playing around with earlier has them as terrestrial, but then it also has several seal species and one dolphin as terrestrial.

Mollwollfumble also claims that T rex is semiaquatic. It is certain that young T rex had fish as part of its diet.

There were terrestrial crocodiles that spent all or most of their time on land.

>>Crocodylomorpha is a group of archosaurs that includes the crocodilians and their extinct relatives. During Mesozoic and early Cenozoic times, crocodylomorphs were far more diverse than they are now. Triassic forms were small, lightly built, active terrestrial animals.<< Wikipedia

PermeateFree said:

mollwollfumble said:

party_pants said:

wiki calls them semiaquatic

The megafauna list i was playing around with earlier has them as terrestrial, but then it also has several seal species and one dolphin as terrestrial.

Mollwollfumble also claims that T rex is semiaquatic. It is certain that young T rex had fish as part of its diet.

There were terrestrial crocodiles that spent all or most of their time on land.

>>Crocodylomorpha is a group of archosaurs that includes the crocodilians and their extinct relatives. During Mesozoic and early Cenozoic times, crocodylomorphs were far more diverse than they are now. Triassic forms were small, lightly built, active terrestrial animals.<< Wikipedia

Thanks for that.

The Biggest Carnivore: Dinosaur History Rewritten

• Tyrannosaurus rex. Length: 40-50 feet. Weight: 6 tons..
• Giganotosaurus. Length: 47 feet. Weight: 8 tons..
• Spinosaurus. Length: 55 feet. Weight: 8 tons.

Giganotosaurus was much earlier (95 Ma) and had smaller teeth (8” as against up to 13” for Tyrannosaurus”), from Argentina.

Spinosaurus was even earlier (100 Ma), with long crocodile-like jaws. Known from Argentina, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria. “Spinosaurus is known to have eaten fish, and most scientists believe that it hunted both terrestrial and aquatic prey; evidence suggests that it lived both on land and in water as a modern crocodilian does”. The size range is shown below, B, C and D are all Spinosaurus.

Wikipedia’s largest theropods. From left to right. Spinosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Giganotosaurus, T rex.

Carcharodontosaurus were carnivores, with enormous jaws and long, serrated teeth up to eight inches long. Mid Cretaceous, a cousin of Giganotosaurus. Known from Algeria, Morocco, Niger, Egypt.