Re: A T-rex named Sue

[christopher robert noto <crnoto@midway.uchicago.edu>]

I thought that there was a find recently of a T. rex nicknamed "Imperator"
that showed the greatest overall size still and tipped the scales in favor
of tyrannosaurs again.  Although I'm going on memory here from the various
magazines I read, I could be confused.  Does anyone else know what I find
I'm talking about? It's kind of a moot point because it seems that
there is a great variation in size among these animals and to truly say
which one is bigger doesn't carry much weight I think, except maybe for
the media interest value it can generate.   Either way, these animals are
impressive for the sheer size and power they possess and I stand in awe
when I think of animals like that getting so huge.

Chris Noto
University of Chicago

On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, Trevor Haldenby wrote:

> Last I recall, Giganotosaurus carolinii has a bigger overall size,
> Tyrannosaurus rex has smaller overall size but larger skull.
> I could have these reversed however.
> Trevor Haldenby
> 
> Daniel Saravia wrote:
> 
> > Lately I've been looking for the official size of Sue the T-Rex and
> > trying to know which is the biggest meat-eating dinosaur the T-rex or
> > the Giganotosaurus thanx for any help
>