Re: Nanotyrannus

["Jordan Mallon" <j_mallon@hotmail.com>]

> From: "Aspidel" <aspidel@wanadoo.be>

> AFAIK the skull of _Nanotyrannus_ is very narrow.
> Does someone have a top view or a front view of this skull?

> From what I understand, the skull of _Nanotyrannus_ is crushed from side to 
side, so the apparent narrowness of the skull might be an artificial 
feature.
Besides that, _Nanotyrannus_ is now considered by most to be a juvenile _T. 
rex_, so the skull might actually be expected to be quite broad, unless it 
widened throughout ontogeny (ref?).

Jordan Mallon

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