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RE: Nanotyrannus

> From: owner-dinosaur@usc.edu [mailto:owner-dinosaur@usc.edu]On Behalf Of
> Aspidel
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> AFAIK the skull of _Nanotyrannus_ is very narrow.
> Does someone have a top view or a front view of this skull?
> Thanks in advance, friendly - LJB.
>
The FRONT of the snout of _Nanotyrannus_ is very narrow; the back is
relatively wide.  At least part of the narrowness of the front may be due to
postmorten distortion.

If you have access to Thom Carr's paper on tyrannosaur facial ontogeny
(1999, JVP 19:497-520) this skull is illustrated in multiple views.

                Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
                Vertebrate Paleontologist
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