Rethinking Dinosaur Weight

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MemberCompsognathusJuly 17, 20131214 Views6 Replies

Recent studies have revealed a more accurate way of calculating the weight of dinosaurs. Tyrannosaurus is the only prominent dinosaur it has been used on, and Sue was calculated to be up to 9.5 tons at 42 feet long. The largest Tyrannosaurus, the "C. Rex", was probably just under 10 tons at nearly 43 feet. Peck's Rex, at 41 feet, was likely a little over 9 tons. The next largest Tyrannosaurus, the "Devil Rex", was 40.5 feet and around 9 tons. It has yet to be used on other dinosaurs, though many are sure to be analyzed soon. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Sue_T-Rex_FMNH.JPG[/img]

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July 17, 2013

DinoFights, Rex Fan had already said something Iike this.

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July 17, 2013

Really?

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July 17, 2013

Ya, the discussion is called something like, T. rex bigger than originally thought.

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July 17, 2013

Found it... Well, at least I added some more information to it haha

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July 17, 2013

Yeah, sorry, I already did it, haha. Them using 3D laser scans and such. You did add a little info to it though. It's also good to keep it fresh in people's minds ;) This is one thing I use to support my theory that Tyrannosaurus was one of, if not the heaviest theropod yet. I am interested to see how it works on other dinosaurs though. Especially sauropods. I've seen Brachiosaurus estimates as low as 30 tons and as high as 100. This may solve mysteries like that.

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July 17, 2013

You know, if they do a scan on that of Velociraptor, the one with protoceratops, then they could figure out its weight, and set its bone hollow as the base line. If it is thicker bone, heavier raptor, and they can get a very good estimation by how thick the bone is.