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Brazilian dinosaur was king of the abelisaurs

Started by sauroid, October 24, 2016, 10:03:14 PM

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sauroid

October 24, 2016, 10:03:14 PM
Pycnonemosaurus nevesi: the largest of all abelisaurs so far.

http://www.eartharchives.org/articles/brazilian-dinosaur-was-king-of-the-abelisaurs/
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Dilopho

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October 24, 2016, 10:13:38 PM
Why do all Abelisaurs look like somebody ran up to them and smashed them in the face with a frying pan?  ;D

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October 24, 2016, 10:54:27 PM
Quote from: Dilopho on October 24, 2016, 10:13:38 PM
Why do all Abelisaurs look like somebody ran up to them and smashed them in the face with a frying pan?  ;D

Probably wnt signaling. ;)
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October 24, 2016, 11:59:24 PM
Are we sure it's larger than the un-described African abelisaur?

Yutyrannus

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October 25, 2016, 12:45:40 AM
No, this is just the largest described abelisaur. There's a decent chance that the Kenyan abelisaur could be somewhat larger.

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October 25, 2016, 08:57:31 AM
Very interesting...it's amazing how the discoveries keep rolling in.

suspsy

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October 25, 2016, 11:40:13 AM
Quote from: Dilopho on October 24, 2016, 10:13:38 PM
Why do all Abelisaurs look like somebody ran up to them and smashed them in the face with a frying pan?  ;D

They don't. Abelisaurus itself, Aucosaurus, and Rajasaurus all have longer skulls than Carnotaurus. There's no reason to assume that Pyconemosaurus had such a short skull considering it's only known from very scant remains.
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