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Tyrannosaurus rex vs Giganotosaurus is the ultimate megatheropod rivalry. After Tyrannosaurus rex fought Giganotosaurus in Jurassic World, science explains the true victor of a hypothetical fight in Tyrannosaurus rex vs Giganotosaurus: Battle of Kings. Tyrannosaurus rex size is an important factor, and this video about Tyrannosaurus rex vs Giganotosaurus includes a Tyrannosaurus rex size comparison as well as an in-depth analysis of each animal’s ecology, agility, intelligence, and experience in fighting other megatheropods. New science, including new mass estimations and biomechanical studies, reveal each competitor’s unique evolutionary abilities in this fight to the death: Tyrannosaurus vs Giganotosaurus. This is an educational scientific-reporting take on the Tyrannosaurus rex vs Giganotosaurus battle.
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STUDIES CITED
Coria, R. A.; Currie, P. J. (2002). "The braincase of Giganotosaurus carolinii (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (4): 802–811. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0802:TBOGCD]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 85678725.
Giga brain researchgate.net/figure/Braincase-of-the-carcharodontosaurid-theropod-Giganotosaurus-carolinii-MUCPv-CH-1-Museo_fig1_340367784
Ankylosaurus mass Arbour, V.M.; Mallon, J.C. (2017). "Unusual cranial and postcranial anatomy in the archetypal ankylosaur Ankylosaurus magniventris". FACETS. 2 (2): 764–794. doi:10.1139/facets-2017-0063.
Tyrannosaur interfacial biting. Brown, C., Currie, P., & Therrien, F. (2022). Intraspecific facial bite marks in tyrannosaurids provide insight into sexual maturity and evolution of bird-like intersexual display. Paleobiology, 48(1), 12-43. doi:10.1017/pab.2021.29
Snively et al. 2019. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6387760
Triceratops size deviantart.com/spinoinwonderland/journal/Some-GDI-s-for-a-few-folks-648811067
Sellers et al. 2017 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5518979
Giganotosaurus braincase tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1671/0272-4634%282002%29022%5B0802%3ATBOGCD%5D2.0.CO%3B2
Therrien et al. 2020: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjes-2020-0177
Nieto & Paulina-Carabajal 2020: researchgate.net/figure/Braincase-of-the-carcharodontosaurid-theropod-Giganotosaurus-carolinii-MUCPv-CH-1-Museo_fig1_340367784
Dan Folkes blog thecodontia.com/blog/the-largest-theropod-dinosaur-known-to-science
Thumbnail Art
Giganotosaurus: Gabriel Ugueto
Tyrannosaurus: Mark Witton
Human: Linda Salzman Sagan
South America Map: Simoes et al. 2017
North America Map: Dr. Ron Blakely
Intro Sound Effect by GatorBeast youtube.com/watch?v=h8QkzD4iVco
Hitman by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Tyrannosaurus rex vs Giganotosaurus is the ultimate megatheropod rivalry. After Tyrannosaurus rex fought Giganotosaurus in Jurassic World, science explains the true victor of a hypothetical fight in Tyrannosaurus rex vs Giganotosaurus: Battle of Kings. Tyrannosaurus rex size is an important factor, and this video about Tyrannosaurus rex vs Giganotosaurus includes a Tyrannosaurus rex size comparison as well as an in-depth analysis of each animal’s ecology, agility, intelligence, and experience in fighting other megatheropods. New science, including new mass estimations and biomechanical studies, reveal each competitor’s unique evolutionary abilities in this fight to the death: Tyrannosaurus vs Giganotosaurus. This is an educational scientific-reporting take on the Tyrannosaurus rex vs Giganotosaurus battle.
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STUDIES CITED
Coria, R. A.; Currie, P. J. (2002). "The braincase of Giganotosaurus carolinii (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Upper Cretaceous of Argentina". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (4): 802–811. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0802:TBOGCD]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 85678725.
Giga brain researchgate.net/figure/Braincase-of-the-carcharodontosaurid-theropod-Giganotosaurus-carolinii-MUCPv-CH-1-Museo_fig1_340367784
Ankylosaurus mass Arbour, V.M.; Mallon, J.C. (2017). "Unusual cranial and postcranial anatomy in the archetypal ankylosaur Ankylosaurus magniventris". FACETS. 2 (2): 764–794. doi:10.1139/facets-2017-0063.
Tyrannosaur interfacial biting. Brown, C., Currie, P., & Therrien, F. (2022). Intraspecific facial bite marks in tyrannosaurids provide insight into sexual maturity and evolution of bird-like intersexual display. Paleobiology, 48(1), 12-43. doi:10.1017/pab.2021.29
Snively et al. 2019. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6387760
Triceratops size deviantart.com/spinoinwonderland/journal/Some-GDI-s-for-a-few-folks-648811067
Sellers et al. 2017 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5518979
Giganotosaurus braincase tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1671/0272-4634%282002%29022%5B0802%3ATBOGCD%5D2.0.CO%3B2
Therrien et al. 2020: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjes-2020-0177
Nieto & Paulina-Carabajal 2020: researchgate.net/figure/Braincase-of-the-carcharodontosaurid-theropod-Giganotosaurus-carolinii-MUCPv-CH-1-Museo_fig1_340367784
Dan Folkes blog thecodontia.com/blog/the-largest-theropod-dinosaur-known-to-science
Thumbnail Art
Giganotosaurus: Gabriel Ugueto
Tyrannosaurus: Mark Witton
Human: Linda Salzman Sagan
South America Map: Simoes et al. 2017
North America Map: Dr. Ron Blakely
Intro Sound Effect by GatorBeast youtube.com/watch?v=h8QkzD4iVco
Hitman by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
All other music by Pixabay
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