Eocarcharia

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It would not be too farfetched to say that a majority of the human population has heard of Tyrannosaurus rex, the thought that such a large predator once walked the same earth as us is an exciting one. But how well do we know Tyrannosaurus? Not much, as we will see. As the “king of the dinosaurs” is actually known from only 2 specimens.

Tyrannosaurus rex was originally considered a “carnosaur”, specifically a tyrannosauroid/“deinodont”, but later studies enforced the idea that it was a coelurosaur, closer to modern birds. However, this interpretation has now been challenged, as the VTFT nests it as a latest surviving Carcharodontosaur.

Figure 1- RSM P2523.8 “Scotty” Tyrannosaurus rex(top) and CM 9380 (bottom) compared to Eocarcharia (middle left) and Carcharodontosaurus specimens (middle right)

In Figure 1, we find that the only 2 positively assignable specimens of Tyrannosaurus are closer to Eocarcharia and Carcharodontosaurus then they are to any coelurosaur. With Carcharodontosaurus likely being a direct ancestor

Figure 2- a reconstruction of the skull of Tyrannosaurus rex based on “Scotty” and CM 9380, with Carcharodontosaurus being used to fill in the blanks

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