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Tyrannosaur fossil reveals dark secret about apex predator: ‘Like solving ancient murder mystery’
Some tyrannosaurus species were opportunistic scavengers, even feasting on the remains of their much larger T rex relatives,…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AarhusUniversity #bitemarks #CA #Canada #HenryFairfieldOsborn #JosephineNielsen #tyrannosaurs #Tyrannosaurus
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Time for the Theropods
These are the most distant from the original design principles. But they can stand and are poseable as well.
#Therizinosaurs #Tyrannosaurs #Cryolophosaurs #Carnotaurus
#Austrlovenator #Deinonychus #Galiimimus
#Spinosaurus #Giganotosaurus #Baryonyx12/X
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Time for the Theropods
These are the most distant from the original design principles. But they can stand and are poseable as well.
#Therizinosaurs #Tyrannosaurs #Cryolophosaurs #Carnotaurus
#Austrlovenator #Deinonychus #Galiimimus
#Spinosaurus #Giganotosaurus #Baryonyx12/X
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Time for the Theropods
These are the most distant from the original design principles. But they can stand and are poseable as well.
#Therizinosaurs #Tyrannosaurs #Cryolophosaurs #Carnotaurus
#Austrlovenator #Deinonychus #Galiimimus
#Spinosaurus #Giganotosaurus #Baryonyx12/X
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Time for the Theropods
These are the most distant from the original design principles. But they can stand and are poseable as well.
#Therizinosaurs #Tyrannosaurs #Cryolophosaurs #Carnotaurus
#Austrlovenator #Deinonychus #Galiimimus
#Spinosaurus #Giganotosaurus #Baryonyx12/X
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Time for the Theropods
These are the most distant from the original design principles. But they can stand and are poseable as well.
#Therizinosaurs #Tyrannosaurs #Cryolophosaurs #Carnotaurus
#Austrlovenator #Deinonychus #Galiimimus
#Spinosaurus #Giganotosaurus #Baryonyx12/X
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If you want to know more, I recommended reading the book, "King Tyrant" by @markwitton
"The long and complex backstory of tyrannosaurs is not one of dinosaur dominance but that of a group of reptilian underdogs that lived alongside larger predators until they stepped into the apex predator role themselves. Here is a list of some of the tyrannosaurs that stalked the planet millions of years before T. rex."
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If you want to know more, I recommended reading the book, "King Tyrant" by @markwitton
"The long and complex backstory of tyrannosaurs is not one of dinosaur dominance but that of a group of reptilian underdogs that lived alongside larger predators until they stepped into the apex predator role themselves. Here is a list of some of the tyrannosaurs that stalked the planet millions of years before T. rex."
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If you want to know more, I recommended reading the book, "King Tyrant" by @markwitton
"The long and complex backstory of tyrannosaurs is not one of dinosaur dominance but that of a group of reptilian underdogs that lived alongside larger predators until they stepped into the apex predator role themselves. Here is a list of some of the tyrannosaurs that stalked the planet millions of years before T. rex."
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If you want to know more, I recommended reading the book, "King Tyrant" by @markwitton
"The long and complex backstory of tyrannosaurs is not one of dinosaur dominance but that of a group of reptilian underdogs that lived alongside larger predators until they stepped into the apex predator role themselves. Here is a list of some of the tyrannosaurs that stalked the planet millions of years before T. rex."
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If you want to know more, I recommended reading the book, "King Tyrant" by @markwitton
"The long and complex backstory of tyrannosaurs is not one of dinosaur dominance but that of a group of reptilian underdogs that lived alongside larger predators until they stepped into the apex predator role themselves. Here is a list of some of the tyrannosaurs that stalked the planet millions of years before T. rex."
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Brought out from a discussion elsenet: would Earth now be warm enough to support large, #nonavian #dinosaurs today? This is a fair question, because as bad as global warming is—and it's going to get worse—we're still nowhere near the hottest times of the #Mesozoic.
The answer is, it was *generally* warmer than the present day, but #global #temperatures went up and down considerably, as you'd expect over such a long stretch of time—about 175 million years from the first dinosaurs to the #Chicxulub impact. Dinosaurs as a #clade did fine the whole way through, although of course with plenty of various groups dying out in the meantime.
Also, the planet has always had warmer and cooler regions. Many large dinosaurs lived comfortably in polar regions that had #climates comparable to the cooler parts of the temperate zones today. The idea that non-avian dinosaurs exclusively inhabited steaming jungles or baking deserts has been embedded by generations of paleoart, but it's just wrong. If the impact hadn't happened, they'd still be thriving.
That being said, #sauropods in particular seemed to prefer warmer environments, so their range might be a lot more limited now than it was then, and it's possible the ice age(s) would have finished them off. Other famous giants like #tyrannosaurs, #ceratopsians, and #hadrosaurs would still be widespread, and smaller ones like #dromaeosaurs ("raptors") would be as numerous as coyotes and wildcats are in our world.
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Brought out from a discussion elsenet: would Earth now be warm enough to support large, #nonavian #dinosaurs today? This is a fair question, because as bad as global warming is—and it's going to get worse—we're still nowhere near the hottest times of the #Mesozoic.
The answer is, it was *generally* warmer than the present day, but #global #temperatures went up and down considerably, as you'd expect over such a long stretch of time—about 175 million years from the first dinosaurs to the #Chicxulub impact. Dinosaurs as a #clade did fine the whole way through, although of course with plenty of various groups dying out in the meantime.
Also, the planet has always had warmer and cooler regions. Many large dinosaurs lived comfortably in polar regions that had #climates comparable to the cooler parts of the temperate zones today. The idea that non-avian dinosaurs exclusively inhabited steaming jungles or baking deserts has been embedded by generations of paleoart, but it's just wrong. If the impact hadn't happened, they'd still be thriving.
That being said, #sauropods in particular seemed to prefer warmer environments, so their range might be a lot more limited now than it was then, and it's possible the ice age(s) would have finished them off. Other famous giants like #tyrannosaurs, #ceratopsians, and #hadrosaurs would still be widespread, and smaller ones like #dromaeosaurs ("raptors") would be as numerous as coyotes and wildcats are in our world.
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Brought out from a discussion elsenet: would Earth now be warm enough to support large, #nonavian #dinosaurs today? This is a fair question, because as bad as global warming is—and it's going to get worse—we're still nowhere near the hottest times of the #Mesozoic.
The answer is, it was *generally* warmer than the present day, but #global #temperatures went up and down considerably, as you'd expect over such a long stretch of time—about 175 million years from the first dinosaurs to the #Chicxulub impact. Dinosaurs as a #clade did fine the whole way through, although of course with plenty of various groups dying out in the meantime.
Also, the planet has always had warmer and cooler regions. Many large dinosaurs lived comfortably in polar regions that had #climates comparable to the cooler parts of the temperate zones today. The idea that non-avian dinosaurs exclusively inhabited steaming jungles or baking deserts has been embedded by generations of paleoart, but it's just wrong. If the impact hadn't happened, they'd still be thriving.
That being said, #sauropods in particular seemed to prefer warmer environments, so their range might be a lot more limited now than it was then, and it's possible the ice age(s) would have finished them off. Other famous giants like #tyrannosaurs, #ceratopsians, and #hadrosaurs would still be widespread, and smaller ones like #dromaeosaurs ("raptors") would be as numerous as coyotes and wildcats are in our world.
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Brought out from a discussion elsenet: would Earth now be warm enough to support large, #nonavian #dinosaurs today? This is a fair question, because as bad as global warming is—and it's going to get worse—we're still nowhere near the hottest times of the #Mesozoic.
The answer is, it was *generally* warmer than the present day, but #global #temperatures went up and down considerably, as you'd expect over such a long stretch of time—about 175 million years from the first dinosaurs to the #Chicxulub impact. Dinosaurs as a #clade did fine the whole way through, although of course with plenty of various groups dying out in the meantime.
Also, the planet has always had warmer and cooler regions. Many large dinosaurs lived comfortably in polar regions that had #climates comparable to the cooler parts of the temperate zones today. The idea that non-avian dinosaurs exclusively inhabited steaming jungles or baking deserts has been embedded by generations of paleoart, but it's just wrong. If the impact hadn't happened, they'd still be thriving.
That being said, #sauropods in particular seemed to prefer warmer environments, so their range might be a lot more limited now than it was then, and it's possible the ice age(s) would have finished them off. Other famous giants like #tyrannosaurs, #ceratopsians, and #hadrosaurs would still be widespread, and smaller ones like #dromaeosaurs ("raptors") would be as numerous as coyotes and wildcats are in our world.
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Meet Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the Dragon Prince of Mongolia https://paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/meet-khankhuuluu-mongoliensis-the-dragon-prince-of-mongolia/ by @Ferwen
"The spread of #tyrannosaurs began about 90 million years ago when a species similar to #Khankhuuluu crossed from Asia into America. 79 Mya, at least one lineage returned to Asia. Two distinct lineages were given rise to by this: one smaller and slender, one giant and stocky. One of these large-bodied tyrannosaurs then dispersed back into America around 70 Mya, resulting in T. rex"
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Meet Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the Dragon Prince of Mongolia https://paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/meet-khankhuuluu-mongoliensis-the-dragon-prince-of-mongolia/ by @Ferwen
"The spread of #tyrannosaurs began about 90 million years ago when a species similar to #Khankhuuluu crossed from Asia into America. 79 Mya, at least one lineage returned to Asia. Two distinct lineages were given rise to by this: one smaller and slender, one giant and stocky. One of these large-bodied tyrannosaurs then dispersed back into America around 70 Mya, resulting in T. rex"
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Meet Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the Dragon Prince of Mongolia https://paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/meet-khankhuuluu-mongoliensis-the-dragon-prince-of-mongolia/ by @Ferwen
"The spread of #tyrannosaurs began about 90 million years ago when a species similar to #Khankhuuluu crossed from Asia into America. 79 Mya, at least one lineage returned to Asia. Two distinct lineages were given rise to by this: one smaller and slender, one giant and stocky. One of these large-bodied tyrannosaurs then dispersed back into America around 70 Mya, resulting in T. rex"
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Meet Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the Dragon Prince of Mongolia https://paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/meet-khankhuuluu-mongoliensis-the-dragon-prince-of-mongolia/ by @Ferwen
"The spread of #tyrannosaurs began about 90 million years ago when a species similar to #Khankhuuluu crossed from Asia into America. 79 Mya, at least one lineage returned to Asia. Two distinct lineages were given rise to by this: one smaller and slender, one giant and stocky. One of these large-bodied tyrannosaurs then dispersed back into America around 70 Mya, resulting in T. rex"
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Meet Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, the Dragon Prince of Mongolia https://paleonerdish.wordpress.com/2025/06/16/meet-khankhuuluu-mongoliensis-the-dragon-prince-of-mongolia/ by @Ferwen
"The spread of #tyrannosaurs began about 90 million years ago when a species similar to #Khankhuuluu crossed from Asia into America. 79 Mya, at least one lineage returned to Asia. Two distinct lineages were given rise to by this: one smaller and slender, one giant and stocky. One of these large-bodied tyrannosaurs then dispersed back into America around 70 Mya, resulting in T. rex"
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A t-rex skeleton looks like (1) and an emu skeleton looks like (2). Emu legs looks like (3). So, question. Why do we think t-rex had legs like (4)?
Images: Zissoudisctrucker: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80955846 ; Sklmsta: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9875166 ; JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92381514
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A t-rex skeleton looks like (1) and an emu skeleton looks like (2). Emu legs looks like (3). So, question. Why do we think t-rex had legs like (4)?
Images: Zissoudisctrucker: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80955846 ; Sklmsta: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9875166 ; JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92381514
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A t-rex skeleton looks like (1) and an emu skeleton looks like (2). Emu legs looks like (3). So, question. Why do we think t-rex had legs like (4)?
Images: Zissoudisctrucker: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80955846 ; Sklmsta: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9875166 ; JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92381514
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A t-rex skeleton looks like (1) and an emu skeleton looks like (2). Emu legs looks like (3). So, question. Why do we think t-rex had legs like (4)?
Images: Zissoudisctrucker: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80955846 ; Sklmsta: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9875166 ; JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92381514
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A t-rex skeleton looks like (1) and an emu skeleton looks like (2). Emu legs looks like (3). So, question. Why do we think t-rex had legs like (4)?
Images: Zissoudisctrucker: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80955846 ; Sklmsta: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9875166 ; JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92381514
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"Palaeontologists in Thailand have identified one of the first tyrannosauroid fossils in southeast Asia. The discovery has excited researchers because so few specimens from the Late Jurassic epoch, around 150 million years ago, have been found in the region, in part owing to a lack of resources."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02376-8
#Fossils #Thailand #SouthEastAsia #Research #Paleontology #Tyrannosaurs #Dinosaurs
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"Palaeontologists in Thailand have identified one of the first tyrannosauroid fossils in southeast Asia. The discovery has excited researchers because so few specimens from the Late Jurassic epoch, around 150 million years ago, have been found in the region, in part owing to a lack of resources."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02376-8
#Fossils #Thailand #SouthEastAsia #Research #Paleontology #Tyrannosaurs #Dinosaurs
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"Palaeontologists in Thailand have identified one of the first tyrannosauroid fossils in southeast Asia. The discovery has excited researchers because so few specimens from the Late Jurassic epoch, around 150 million years ago, have been found in the region, in part owing to a lack of resources."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02376-8
#Fossils #Thailand #SouthEastAsia #Research #Paleontology #Tyrannosaurs #Dinosaurs
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"Palaeontologists in Thailand have identified one of the first tyrannosauroid fossils in southeast Asia. The discovery has excited researchers because so few specimens from the Late Jurassic epoch, around 150 million years ago, have been found in the region, in part owing to a lack of resources."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02376-8
#Fossils #Thailand #SouthEastAsia #Research #Paleontology #Tyrannosaurs #Dinosaurs
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"Palaeontologists in Thailand have identified one of the first tyrannosauroid fossils in southeast Asia. The discovery has excited researchers because so few specimens from the Late Jurassic epoch, around 150 million years ago, have been found in the region, in part owing to a lack of resources."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02376-8
#Fossils #Thailand #SouthEastAsia #Research #Paleontology #Tyrannosaurs #Dinosaurs
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A random artwork from my gallery:
"Gorgosaurus Portrait" — 2012
Has anyone seen my teef? Enough lip from you sonny, I'f got enough of that already.
Gorgosaurus libratus (formerly known as Albertosaurus libratus, formerly known as Gorgosaurus libratus) was a large tyrannosaur that lived in North America d... [more]:https://johnconway.art/gorgosaurus-libratus
#Art #Albertosaurus #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Gorgosaurus #Jurassic #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Theropods #Tyrannosaurs
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A random artwork from my gallery:
"Gorgosaurus Portrait" — 2012
Has anyone seen my teef? Enough lip from you sonny, I'f got enough of that already.
Gorgosaurus libratus (formerly known as Albertosaurus libratus, formerly known as Gorgosaurus libratus) was a large tyrannosaur that lived in North America d... [more]:https://johnconway.art/gorgosaurus-libratus
#Art #Albertosaurus #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Gorgosaurus #Jurassic #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Theropods #Tyrannosaurs
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A random artwork from my gallery:
"Gorgosaurus Portrait" — 2012
Has anyone seen my teef? Enough lip from you sonny, I'f got enough of that already.
Gorgosaurus libratus (formerly known as Albertosaurus libratus, formerly known as Gorgosaurus libratus) was a large tyrannosaur that lived in North America d... [more]:https://johnconway.art/gorgosaurus-libratus
#Art #Albertosaurus #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Gorgosaurus #Jurassic #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Theropods #Tyrannosaurs
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A random artwork from my gallery:
"Gorgosaurus Portrait" — 2012
Has anyone seen my teef? Enough lip from you sonny, I'f got enough of that already.
Gorgosaurus libratus (formerly known as Albertosaurus libratus, formerly known as Gorgosaurus libratus) was a large tyrannosaur that lived in North America d... [more]:https://johnconway.art/gorgosaurus-libratus
#Art #Albertosaurus #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Gorgosaurus #Jurassic #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Theropods #Tyrannosaurs
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A random artwork from my gallery:
"Gorgosaurus Portrait" — 2012
Has anyone seen my teef? Enough lip from you sonny, I'f got enough of that already.
Gorgosaurus libratus (formerly known as Albertosaurus libratus, formerly known as Gorgosaurus libratus) was a large tyrannosaur that lived in North America d... [more]:https://johnconway.art/gorgosaurus-libratus
#Art #Albertosaurus #Dinosaurs #FeatheredDinosaurs #Gorgosaurus #Jurassic #Painting #Palaeo #PalaeoPortraits #Theropods #Tyrannosaurs
