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| - The mere mention of “meat-eating dinosaur” conjures up mental images of the bloodthirsty tyrannosaurs, the most infamous of the large carnivorous dinosaurs to us puny humans. Mounted skeletons of the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex, the terror of the Late Cretaceous, are a guaranteed drawcard to any museum gallery. For the spexplorer, the prospect of seeing living, breathing tyrannosaurs is both a thrilling and fearful prospect. It is thus, difficult to decide whether to be relieved or disappointed upon discovering that most of Spec's tyrannosaurs are small, fluffy critters not much bigger than a large wolf; a relief to those expecting the worst, but a disappointment for those who have fond memories of watching Jurassic Park in their youth. However, the some species of tyrannosaur still retain
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| - The mere mention of “meat-eating dinosaur” conjures up mental images of the bloodthirsty tyrannosaurs, the most infamous of the large carnivorous dinosaurs to us puny humans. Mounted skeletons of the infamous Tyrannosaurus rex, the terror of the Late Cretaceous, are a guaranteed drawcard to any museum gallery. For the spexplorer, the prospect of seeing living, breathing tyrannosaurs is both a thrilling and fearful prospect. It is thus, difficult to decide whether to be relieved or disappointed upon discovering that most of Spec's tyrannosaurs are small, fluffy critters not much bigger than a large wolf; a relief to those expecting the worst, but a disappointment for those who have fond memories of watching Jurassic Park in their youth. However, the some species of tyrannosaur still retain the great size of their giant ancestors. Tyrannosauroids are highly specialized coelurosaurs, easily recognized by their disproportionately large heads and tiny forelimbs. They have invested nearly all their firepower into their teeth and jaws, resulting in big, boxy skulls powered by massive musculature. Certain skull-bones have fused together, leading to a trade-off of facial flexibility in exchange for greater strength. The curved, serrated teeth are extremely broad when viewed in cross-section (as opposed to the flat blades most other predatory theropods). To support such a huge head, the neck is short and extremely well muscled. The arms are greatly reduced in size, having at most only two functional digits, while the hind limbs are large and powerful. All of Spec’s living tyrannosaurs belong to the family Errosauridae, which are notable for their furry adult-coats, fused metatarsals and rear-facing pubes.
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