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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 1, 2019 16:48:12 GMT 5
Sarkastodon vs Tyrannotitan, max size  |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 1, 2019 18:02:14 GMT 5
 Naumann's elephant vs Daspletosaurus - average size |
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Post by jdangerousdinosaur on Aug 1, 2019 23:57:57 GMT 5
Suchomimus with Allosaurus  |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 2, 2019 14:23:03 GMT 5
Short faced bear vs Tyrannotitan (max size)  |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 2, 2019 15:29:54 GMT 5
Zygolophodon vs 5 Gorgosaurus (max size)  |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 3, 2019 1:57:19 GMT 5
 3 cave bears vs Aerosteon - bears are each 450 kg, while Aerosteon is 2 ton holotype |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 3, 2019 9:01:42 GMT 5
Baryonyx vs Daspletosaurus - average vs average  |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 3, 2019 16:20:27 GMT 5
Average vs average - Mapusaurus vs Ankylosaurus  |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 4, 2019 8:04:33 GMT 5
Does anyone have a skeletal for Rajasaurus?
I was going to make a chart but I cannot find one
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Post by Infinity Blade on Aug 4, 2019 8:07:47 GMT 5
spartan It's just scaling up to match skull proportions. I'm not sure what you mean by 'reliable source'. But which specimen? Because the holotype with the 3m skull has been estimated at 8.5-9m and 10t. I'm just curious, can I see a paper or some calculations for this? What I know of the true body mass of Triceratops, or at least specific specimens thereof, is actually kind of cloudy right now, so this would be really helpful. |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 4, 2019 9:01:49 GMT 5
But which specimen? Because the holotype with the 3m skull has been estimated at 8.5-9m and 10t. I'm just curious, can I see a paper or some calculations for this? What I know of the true body mass of Triceratops, or at least specific specimens thereof, is actually kind of cloudy right now, so this would be really helpful. Well wasn't that cleared up some time ago? Trike is 6-12 tons, 9 average. The 12 ton Trike has a 2.5 meter skull, so Eotrike at 12 meters seems reasonable with 3 meter skull |
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Post by Infinity Blade on Aug 4, 2019 9:08:42 GMT 5
Can I get proper, detailed verification for this?
I just checked Wikipedia's article; 6-12t is from a 1985 paper. While I'm not one to outright dismiss a source based on its age, more so if it's not ridiculously old, I'm sure we today can do better with estimating size.
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Post by sam1 on Aug 4, 2019 13:17:28 GMT 5
Sue with Scotty  Wow is these are accurate depictions, those two are profoundly different, not only in measurements and proportions but the skeletal structures as well. So many differing details. Goes to show that extrapolating from a single specimen is just not the way to go. |
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Post by spartan on Aug 4, 2019 14:57:08 GMT 5
But which specimen? Because the holotype with the 3m skull has been estimated at 8.5-9m and 10t. I'm just curious, can I see a paper or some calculations for this? What I know of the true body mass of Triceratops, or at least specific specimens thereof, is actually kind of cloudy right now, so this would be really helpful. I've only got it from wikipedia where it says Holtz and Paul estimated it at this size. assets.press.princeton.edu/releases/m10851.pdfwww.geol.umd.edu/~tholtz/dinoappendix/DinoappendixSummer2008.pdfIt appears to be rather hard to get reliable sources for weight and length estimates for the largest Triceratops/Eotriceratops. |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 4, 2019 15:38:07 GMT 5
Can I get proper, detailed verification for this? I just checked Wikipedia's article; 6-12t is from a 1985 paper. While I'm not one to outright dismiss a source based on its age, more so if it's not ridiculously old, I'm sure we today can do better with estimating size.Maybe scaling up from other ceratopsians would be the way to go? We could scale up Titanoceratops (though that may be a bit of an underestimate, since the frill and skeleton are both less solid than in Triceratops) |
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