Is nanotyrannus valid?

[anastasis008]

Hello everyone, I know this is a big  scientific debate and I have researched about it but I haven't come to a conclusion. What do you think?

Thank you

[Fossildude19]

I don't think you can come to a conclusion when the paleontologists can't agree.  

 

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[TyBoy]

Of course it's valid

 

We have juvenile T. Rex bones that are identical to adult ones. We have a Braincase study that shows them being different what else can you say.  You read Troodons post.  Also we have tons of baby Trex teeth whose morphology is identical to adult ones

 The problem is we have an influential paleontologist that is driving this that refuses to look at specimens that are not collected by the holy hands of a museum and refuses to look at other influential specimens.   His reputation is at stake as well as being influenced by a huge ego

[Kikokuryu]

Maybe, maybe not.

 

The validity of Nanotyrannus rests upon the validity of the holotype specimen; not every specimen referred to as Nanotyrannus necessarily belongs to the same species. If the holotype is indeed T. rex, then these other "Nanotyrannus" could possibly be something entirely different. For example, any tooth labeled as Nanotyrannus should in that scenario be relabeled as Tyrannosauridae indet., not rex due to the ambiguity of additional contradicting specimens like the ones in private hands that can't be studied and published as evidence in academic papers.

[JohnBrewer]

@Troodon  

[Troodon]

19 hours ago, JohnBrewer said:

@Troodon  

Thanks John.  My views are pretty well stated in the link 1 that fossildude19 added.  I think everyone needs to form their own opinions based on real facts

 

On 11/4/2019 at 6:30 AM, TyBoy said:

The problem is we have an influential paleontologist that is driving this that refuses to look at specimens that are not collected by the holy hands of a museum and refuses to look at other influential specimens.   His reputation is at stake as well as being influenced by a huge ego

If it were not for this one person this would all be a non issue.