Cretaceous carnage #9

Carnosaur
MemberCompsognathusSeptember 06, 20141502 Views15 RepliesTorvosaurus
Torvosaurus is a genus of megalosaurid that lived approximately 153 to 148 million years ago during the later part of the Jurassic Period in what is now Colorado and Portugal. It contains two currently recognized species,Torvosaurus tanneri and Torvosaurus gurneyi.In 1979 the type species Torvosaurus tanneri was named. T. tanneri was a large, heavily built, bipedal carnivore, that could grow to a length of about 10 m (32.8 ft). T. tanneri was among the largest carnivores of its time, together with Epanterias (which may have actually been a large individual of Allosaurus) and Saurophaganax. Specimens referred to Torvosaurus gurneyi were initially claimed to be up to eleven metres long, but later shown to be smaller. Based on bone morphology Torvosaurus is thought to have had short but very powerful arms.
Daspletosaurus
Daspletosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid that lived in western North America between 77 and 74 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period. Fossils of the only namedspecies (D. torosus) were found in Alberta, although other possible species from Alberta and Montana await description. Including theseundescribed species makes Daspletosaurus the most species-rich genus of tyrannosaur.While very large by the standard of modern predators, Daspletosaurus was not the largest tyrannosaurid. Adults could reach a length of 8–9 meters (26–30 ft) from snout to tail. Mass estimates have centered around 2.5 tonnes(2.75 short tons) but have ranged between 1.8 and 3.8 tonnes (2.0 and 4.1 short tons).
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