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Post by Grey on May 26, 2013 22:38:06 GMT 5
A simple start, which was, more likely, the biggest of them all, and in consequence, the most powerful ?
Sarcosuchus, Deinosuchus or Purussaurus ?
Claims, rigorous or not, appear quite contradictory...
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Post by Fragillimus335 on May 26, 2013 22:46:34 GMT 5
I'd place bets on Sarcosuchus, it's average size seems to be quite a bit higher than either Deinosuchus or Purusssaurus.
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Post by Grey on May 26, 2013 22:54:17 GMT 5
 That one or  this one ? |
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Post by theropod on May 26, 2013 23:18:12 GMT 5
Claims are very contradictory, that's true. What I've hard lately was that Deinosuchus wasn't that big after all, and might be closer to 11m than to 12m at max size and significantly lower on average. but generally, i think all of them are in a similar ballpark.
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Post by creature386 on May 27, 2013 1:44:26 GMT 5
Has Purussaurus become downsized now aswell?
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Post by Grey on May 27, 2013 2:16:12 GMT 5
Claims are very contradictory, that's true. What I've hard lately was that Deinosuchus wasn't that big after all, and might be closer to 11m than to 12m at max size and significantly lower on average. but generally, i think all of them are in a similar ballpark. You have a source about that ? Everything is downsized...  |
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Post by theropod on May 27, 2013 2:25:10 GMT 5
Posts by blaze and others on carnivora. I'll see whether I'll dig them up, but not now, or maybe blaze does (yes, I am veery lazy when it is about finding old posts). Yeah, it's sad. Not too long ago they were said to be 13-15m, even 18m for Purussaurus. |
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Post by theropod on May 27, 2013 2:27:10 GMT 5
In skull size, they all seem roughly comparable. P. is a bit shorter, but more massive.
I definitely have to do more research on giant crocodylomorps tough.
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Post by Grey on May 27, 2013 2:32:36 GMT 5
Wasn't coherentsheaf indicating a skull size of 1,5 m for Purussaurus ?
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Post by theropod on May 27, 2013 16:19:03 GMT 5
It was about that size if I remember correctly. Why?
The others were a bit longer than that.
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Post by Grey on May 27, 2013 19:53:14 GMT 5
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Post by theropod on May 27, 2013 20:33:01 GMT 5
Purrussaurus' skull seems to be a bit shorter, but obviously broader and stockier, and it was a caiman, so its propoertions weren't the same. I took the freedom to quote Blaze's comparison from carnivora: VERY IMPORTANT: The figures in the scale are skull lenght along the sagittal plane (Pmx-Qj), whcih is apparently the standart for crocs and also often used in other animals (eg. Carrano et al., 2012 for C. saharicus). The maximum lenght is usually greater than this dimension. Link: carnivoraforum.com/single/?p=8498225&t=9390966 |
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Post by Grey on May 27, 2013 20:43:24 GMT 5
Excellent ! Thanks.
Where does this come from ?
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Post by Dakotaraptor on Jun 21, 2013 17:38:52 GMT 5
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Post by Grey on Jun 21, 2013 18:00:57 GMT 5
Very good information man. Have you sources though listing size for Purussaurus and Deinosuchus as well ? |
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