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Largest theropod skull update
Thanks for your additional informations. Here's the updated table for theropod
genera with skull longer than 1 m. There are still some data missing and some
of displayed here are unverified.
1. _Spinosaurus aegyptiacus_ 175 cm (220-250? cm)
2. _Giganotosaurus carolinii_ 180 - 195 cm
(_Mapusaurus roseae_ ? - are there any estimates based on the fragmentary
cranial remains yet?)
3. _Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis_ 160 - 170 cm
5. Unnamed torvosaurid/megalosaurid 158 cm
6. _Tyrannosaurus rex_ 150 cm (FMNH PR2081 "Sue" 141 cm)
7. âEdmarka rex" 150 cm(?)
8. _Tarbosaurus bataar_ 135 cm
9. _Acrocanthosaurus atokensis_ 129 cm (some sources state it's just 115 cm)
10. _Saurophaganax maximus_ 122 cm
11. _Suchomimus tenerensis_ 120 cm(?) ("4 ft")
12. _Yangchuanosaurus magnus_ 111 cm(?)
13. _Daspletosaurus torosus_ 105 cm
14. Allosaurus 100 cm (around 85 cm in smaller individuals)
15. Albertosaurus 100 cm (largest adults)
Data missing for _Deltadromeus agilis_, _Tyrannotitan chubutensis_, _Epanterias
amplexus_, _Mapusaurus roseae_, _Megalosaurus bucklandi_. Can anyone provide
data for these? Vlad