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New Species: Tyrannosaurus X

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Everybody knows about Tyrannosaurus Rex: A giant theropod that grew up to 43 feet long and weighed up to 9 tons. Though it was once speculated that Tarbosaurus bataar could be a species of Tyrannosaurus, it is now widely accepted that there is only one species of Tyrannosaurus: Rex. But as soon as that controversy ended, it appears another may be beginning. Tyrannosaurus "X" is a possible new species. It differs from normal Tyrannosaurus by having smaller and more tightly packed teeth with an extra incisor, a more slender and lightly built skeleton with longer legs and a longer tail. It also had a shorter more juvenile-shaped skull with a smaller nasal opening. In other words it looks like a giant Nanotyrannus. All of the Nanotyrannus specimens found so far have been juveniles and subadults, even the 30 foot Nano fighting the ceratopsian wasn't yet fully grown as displayed by its partially unfused skull bones. It was also theorized that it may be a male Tyrannosaurus, but such sexual dimorphism is unseen in any of its relatives and the ratio of "X" specimens to Rex specimens would likely be way more even. Whatever the case, the specimens appear to be longer than Tyrannosaurus Rex on average by a couple feet but are much lighter. Do you think its a new species? A Nanotyrannus? A Tyrannosaurus Rex?
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Hmm... I think it could be Nanotyrannus.
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That's pretty interesting. Maybe a Nanotyrannus. Still might not be a match for a T-Rex due to being so light.

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True. It probably handled medium sized prey like Parasaurolophus while Rex handled Edmontosaurus, Triceratops, Ankylosaurus and other larger prey.
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New species. Nanotyrannus is still really heavy for its size.

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Interesting. I assume the remains are not very well preserved. I don't think it's a NanoT. I really don't see adult Nanos getting past 20-23 ft. It may just be a Tyrannosaurus rex. There's also been the Tyrannosaurus imperator or however you spell the species name, but it was found to just be a Tyrannosaurus rex.
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Watch this become the new Nano T. controversy. I think it might be possible but I'd need to see the fossils that the team brought in.
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Yeah. I think that would help.
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I found some pictures. A is "X" and B is Rex. [img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-bPBLCHhJWMs/UfXcuT7KuNI/AAAAAAAAAEI/AfxIx-ZztnI/s640/blogger-image--1364025226.jpg[/img] [img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gqvZXxMY3nI/UfXcwGZLElI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/OanaUGFhqLE/s640/blogger-image--1052721596.jpg[/img] Rex [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DxH3vQRokV8/UfXctPzC2YI/AAAAAAAAAEA/J6VbXDsLtfE/s640/blogger-image-1764979012.jpg[/img] X [img]https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-TtBT0_VBFao/UfXcxJsC5yI/AAAAAAAAAEY/1JFxz90S5RI/s640/blogger-image-896637466.jpg[/img] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Craneo_nanotyrannus.jpg[/img]
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That skull picture looks just like a nanotyrannus. It even has the little jaw curve.

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