Rethinking Dinosaur Weight

1144 Views6 Replies
Forum Topic

DinoFights

MemberCompsognathusJul-17-2013 5:44 PM
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]
Announcement Coming Soon Prepare yourselves, DinoFans!
User Avatar
Deltadromeus
Group: Member
Rank: Compsognathus
View Profile
DinoFights, Rex Fan had already said something Iike this.

Hi

User Avatar
DinoFights
Group: Member
Rank: Compsognathus
View Profile
Really?
Announcement Coming Soon Prepare yourselves, DinoFans!
User Avatar
Deltadromeus
Group: Member
Rank: Compsognathus
View Profile
Ya, the discussion is called something like, T. rex bigger than originally thought.

Hi

User Avatar
DinoFights
Group: Member
Rank: Compsognathus
View Profile
Found it... Well, at least I added some more information to it haha
Announcement Coming Soon Prepare yourselves, DinoFans!
User Avatar
Rex Fan 684
Group: Member
Rank: Compsognathus
View Profile
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.
"Men like me don't start the wars. We just die in them. We've always died in them, and we always will. We don't expect any praise for it, no parades. No one knows our names." ―Alpha-98
User Avatar
Deltadromeus
Group: Member
Rank: Compsognathus
View Profile
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.

Hi

Join the discussion!



Jurassic World Movies Forums
Jurassic World Rebirth
Jurassic World RebirthDiscuss the new Jurassic World film by Gareth Edwards!
Jurassic World
Jurassic WorldDiscuss Jurassic World Here
Dinosaurs
DinosaursTalk About Dinosaurs
Jurassic World Merchandise
Jurassic World MerchandiseDiscuss Jurassic World merchandise here
New Forum Topics
Hot Forum Topics
Highest Forum Ranks Unlocked
Xenotaris
Xenotaris » Allosaurus
90% To Next Rank
Latest Media
Community Stats
This Jurassic World Movies community is part of the Scified network. Scified hosts a network of online fan-site communities containing 406,155 posts by 48,407 members (13 are online now). The Jurassic World Rebirth Forum is the most recently active forum. The latest Forum topic added was: Jurassic World Rebirth DVD & Blu-Ray release date
VIPWhat are VIP?AdminModeratorSpecial TitleMember
Join the discussion!
Please sign in to access your profile features!



Forgot Password?

Log in to view your personalized notifications across Scified!

Scified Website LogoScified is the Hub for Sci-Fi Movie Fandoms
Hosted Fansites
AlienFansite
GodzillaFansite
PredatorFansite
Main Menu
Community
Sci-Fi Movies
Help & Info
+

Sign In to contribute!