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Additional remains of the carcharodontosaurid Taurovenator violantei

Started by Concavenator, October 30, 2024, 07:54:46 PM

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Concavenator

A giganotosaurini carcharodontosaurid described in 2016 has had additional remains described. Here's the paper.

It's interesting that, despite its derived position within Carcharodontosauridae, it possesses tall neural spines like the more basal Acrocanthosaurus. It also has an enlarged toe claw like Meraxes!

If it had better remains, and a figure of it was made, I wouldn't feel the need to own both an Acrocanthosaurus and a Meraxes figure, seeing as this taxon has features of both.

For the time being, PNSO, please forget about this guy!


DefinitelyNOTDilo

Quote from: Concavenator on October 30, 2024, 07:54:46 PMA giganotosaurini carcharodontosaurid described in 2016 has had additional remains described. Here's the paper.

It's interesting that, despite its derived position within Carcharodontosauridae, it possesses tall neural spines like the more basal Acrocanthosaurus. It also has an enlarged toe claw like Meraxes!

If it had better remains, and a figure of it was made, I wouldn't feel the need to own both an Acrocanthosaurus and a Meraxes figure, seeing as this taxon has features of both.

For the time being, PNSO, please forget about this guy!

Worth noting that there's no overlap between this new material and the original material, the referral to Tauro is made solely due to the fact that they were found in the same layer, so while it's possible they represent the same animal, the genus level referral is Dubious imo. One of the few times it would have been better to coin a new name.

Sim

It's another Giganotosaurini, I think PNSO will be making a figure of it.  I'm surprised D @Dino Scream3232 hasn't requested it yet :P  Or has he?  If PNSO makes it I wonder if they would make it lipped, or lipless so it can better fit with the other four Giganotosaurini they've made?

Concavenator

Quote from: Sim on November 06, 2024, 11:18:04 PMIt's another Giganotosaurini, I think PNSO will be making a figure of it. 

It's likely I will be saying this again:

Quote from: Concavenator on May 29, 2024, 01:14:44 PM

The dreaded moment came:


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