Re: Oklahoma state fossil...

["Jerry D. Harris" <dinogami@hotmail.com>]

> Yes, I should have said North American allosauroids.  The only North 
> >American allosauroid that I can think of off of the top of my head >that 
> has been reconstructed to possibly approach T. rex size was >Epanterias, 
> but that is still very questionable.

  I haven't taken measurements of the specimen myself, but I recall hearing 
that the presently North Carolina Museum specimen of _Acrocanthosaurus_ has 
a skull only a few inches short of the length of the skull of the "Sue" 
_Tyrannosaurus_ specimen.  Much more gracile, though.

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