RE: Sue,T rex

["Thomas R. Holtz, Jr." <tholtz@geol.umd.edu>]

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> Buckaroobwana@aol.com
>
> The reason I asked about Sue was that I believe Giganotosaurus
> topped out at
> 42 feet, and that Sue may be larger. This would put T rex back on
> top as the
> largest theropod.

Unfortunately:

A) Based on the preliminary published data, the femur length of Sue is c.
1.38 m, while that of the type of _Giganotosaurus_ is 1.44 m.  The skull of
_Gig._ is longer than the skull of Sue.

B) Furthermore, the type of _Gig._ is NOT the largest specimen of _Gig._:
more information forthcoming... :-)

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                Vertebrate Paleontologist
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