Re: Beyond Deinocheirus, other extreme estimates for theropods

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

> From: "no go" <honkietong@hotmail.com>

> Besides Deinocheirus, there have been other theropods that have been
> fantastically extrapolated to amazing sizes, most of which don't seem very 
> credible to me. But what is of interest currently is the unidentified 
> Tyrannosaurid they have unearthed in Drumheller, Alberta >which seems  to 
> be the latest in the line of fantastic size estimates >for theropods.
>
> Given the suspiciously gimmicky name of Reelybigosaurus dainjerus
> (Really-bigo-saurus-dangerous?), the premaxillary tooth recovered from the 
> animal was supposed to be 30.5 cm long.

Hmmm... I'll take credit for inciting that bit of confusion.  
"Reelybigosaurus dainjerus" was a concoction of my own, and despite what I 
thought was a rather obviously false name (and the fine print at the bottom 
of the page), it seems to be causing some unexpected confusion.  No folks, 
those aren't real tyrannosaurid teeth.  They're cool looking pieces of drift 
wood.  I'll have to get around to removing that section from my site.  Sorry 
if I've caused anybody any undue confusion.

Jordan Mallon

http://www.geocities.com/paleoportfolio/

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