Jurassic World Movie News

2nd Tyrannosaurus species described?

7725 Views0 Replies
Forum Topic

Alphadino65

MemberTriceratopsJan-11-2024 5:21 PM

It has been a while since my last post.  Hope everyone has been doing alright.

In case no one has heard the news in paleontology, there has been a new Tyrannosaurus species named, T. macraeensis.  It was described as large as T.rex but with smaller lacrimal crests and a shallower lower jaw, as well as a smoother curve at the distal end of the dentary.  It also was estimated to have lived about 5 million years earlier than when we believe T.rex first showed up.

Naturally, this description has come under doubt from several prominent paleontologists like Drs Carr and Holtz, and they have valid points (much like those made about the renewed hypothesis earlier this week that Nanotyrannus is a valid genus afterall).

Here is Viveden's video that describes this in more detail.

Join the discussion!



Jurassic World Movies Forums
Jurassic World Rebirth
Jurassic World RebirthDiscuss the new Jurassic World film by Gareth Edwards!
Jurassic World
Jurassic WorldDiscuss Jurassic World Here
Dinosaurs
DinosaursTalk About Dinosaurs
Jurassic World Merchandise
Jurassic World MerchandiseDiscuss Jurassic World merchandise here
New Forum Topics
Hot Forum Topics
Highest Forum Ranks Unlocked
J_D_AGGIE
J_D_AGGIE » Compsognathus
12% To Next Rank
Kasier
Kasier » Compsognathus
10% To Next Rank
Latest Media
Community Stats
This Jurassic World Movies community is part of the Scified network. Scified hosts a network of online fan-site communities containing 406,396 posts by 48,447 members (21 are online now). The Jurassic World Rebirth Forum is the most recently active forum. The latest Forum topic added was: Wallpaper from the computer screen in the lab scene?
VIPWhat are VIP?AdminModeratorSpecial TitleMember
Join the discussion!
Please sign in to access your profile features!
(Signing in also removes ads!)



Forgot Password?
Scified Website LogoScified is the Hub for Sci-Fi Movie Fandoms
Hosted Fansites
AlienFansite
GodzillaFansite
PredatorFansite
Main Menu
Community
Sci-Fi Movies
Help & Info
+

Sign In to contribute!