Deinocheirus had a awesome hump on his back

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[img]http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2013/308/b/d/sunbathing_deinocheirus_by_hyrotrioskjan-d6t1oh5.jpg[/img] In the same paper of the giant Abelisaurid there is a big new: paloentologist found two almost-complete skeletons of Deinocheirus! What is the cool thing? deinocheirus had a hump on his back, as showed in these 2 specimens! Also, according to new specimens, Deinocheirus was an herbivore, and it was a bulky animal, unlike other Ornithomimids.

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November 05, 2013

Wow this is really cool. So it did turn out to be an Ornithomimid. I wonder what the hump was for? maybe they used it kind of like a camel uses its hump? I don't know either way this really cool.

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November 05, 2013

That's nice. I think that the hump could help in food and water reserves, like in camels. Anyway, hope it's legit. PS- Delta, if it's legit, your dream of finding first a Deinocheirus skeleton is just gone ;)

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November 05, 2013

Here's a [url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/11/131104-dinosaur-hands-arms-body-mongolia/]National Geographic[/url] article on it. Apparently they found the two specimens in 2006 and 2009, which is pretty crazy since we are now just hearing about it.

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November 05, 2013

It usually takes a while for discoveries to be made public. Still not sure if it's a ornithomimid. If it's bulkier than others like Gallimimus and Ornithomimus, then it might be a therizinosaur(my theory). I always did think it was a herbivore though.

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November 05, 2013

Interesting, I guess I can't deny that it had a hump, but I still think it got bigger. My size comparison to the arms of Deinocheirus and Gallimimus told be that it was around 38-40 feet long.