Auspex Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Its skeleton was dug up in a Chinese construction site and identified by scientists at Edinburgh University, UK. LINK "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessees Pride Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 That thing kinda resembles a cross between a T-Rex & a Spinosaurus. --- Joshua tennesseespride@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Interesting. I would love to hear the theories of why it had such a long snout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Longer could mean weaker and therefore the prey was different. IMHO I'm going with Joshua on this and thinking it's closer to a Spinosaurs and might have had a more fish based diet. Longer snout = more area to snag a slippery fish. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaurbero Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Actually, the nickname 'Pinocchio rex' is just a fancy marketing heading. As I can see, there's no significant difference in the relative length of snout of well known tyrannosaurid Alioramus and this new genus Qianzhousaurus. Spinosaurids have longer snouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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