Word: giganotosaurus
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Finally, while size records aren't supposed to be high on paleontologists' agenda, the immensity of C. saharicus does bear on dinosaur evolution, especially when it's put into context. Last fall paleontologists working in South America found a similarly huge carnivore, called Giganotosaurus, that was said to be a little larger than T. rex (in fact, the sizes of all three giants probably overlapped). "What's interesting," observes Norell, "is that everywhere you go in the world you have these truly enormous carnivorous dinosaurs that were much larger than any terrestrial carnivores since." One implication, says Sereno: "I think...
TYRANNOSAURUS Discovery of bones of the bigger, badder Giganotosaurus hexes...
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