Huge carnivorous dinosaur discovered!

[snabald]

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=1851725&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312&technology=true

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[ozzmosis]

that is crazy i saw that on the news last nite,,,

[space cadet]

but exactly how much bigger is it compared to a T-rex? Are we talking several inches or several feet?

[01101001]

but exactly how much bigger is it compared to a T-rex? Are we talking several inches or several feet?

Ottawa Citizen: Mapusaurus one major meat-eater (http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=5dbc3f7a-656d-4b59-8354-75269e28f437):

The adults were powerful animals 12 to 13 metres long -- slightly longer than the biggest Tyrannosaurus rex -- and weighed six to eight tonnes.
Wikipedia: Tyrannosaurus rex (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus_rex):

About 12-13 m (39-43 ft) in length, 5 m (16 ft) tall and estimated to be from 4 tonnes to 8 tonnes in weight, T. rex was one of the largest land carnivores of all time.

[Staiduk]

Dr. Phil's amazing - a superb researcher and dino-hunter par excellence. I'm something of a fan of his, and glad this is his discovery. :)

[Maksutov]

Imagine Mapusaurus in a competitive eating contest. Goodbye food, goodbye other contestants, hello first prize. Now, who drew the short straw and gets to present the trophy to the winner?

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/7941/meateater19op.gif