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In the annals of dinosauriana, size and apparent ferocity count a great deal towards fame. By that measure, Torvosaurus should be a household name. Described by paleontologists Peter Galton and ...
A reconstruction of the skull of Torvosaurus based upon the few parts of skull material that have been recovered so far. Photographed at the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point, Utah.
Torvosaurus? (Image credit: Simão Mateus) The jawbone, shown here in a skull reconstruction was originally though to belong to Torvosaurus tanneri a predator found in North America.
The 10-meter long Torvosaurus weighed up to five tons. March 6, 2014— -- A recently discovered dinosaur species may have Europe crowning a new king of the carnivores. Scientists at ...
The belated discovery of Riggs’ Torvosaurus brings up a tantalizing possibility. Paleontologists have been collecting fossils from the Morrison Formation – in which Torvosaurus is found ...
Torvosaurus gurneyi, the new species, was smaller than tyrannosaurs, and may have lived off a bit of hunting and scavenging 150 million years ago. ... A skeleton reconstruction of T. gurneyi.
Somewhat similar to the Tyrannosaurus, the Cincinnati Museum Center's new dinosaur, Torvosaurus, is the only one of its kind. Until the fossilized remains were found largely intact in 2013 ...
Two scientists in Portugal announced on Wednesday that they have identified the largest carnivorous dinosaur ever found in Europe, a 33-foot-long brute called Torvosaurus gurneyi that was the ...
The enormous creature, named Torvosaurus gurney, was discovered in Lisbon, Portugal. It had teeth 4in (10cm) long.
At about 33 feet long, weighing 4 to 5 tons and baring large blade-shaped teeth, the dinosaur Torvosaurus gurneyi was a formidable creature. “I suppose it wouldn’t be a good idea to cross the ...
Torvosaurus was a theropod, a group that includes both Tyrannosaurus rex and modern birds. The specimens are the earliest theropod embryos ever found. They're also the most primitive, Arajo said.
Torvosaurus was a theropod, a group that includes both Tyrannosaurus rex and modern birds. The specimens are the earliest theropod embryos ever found. They're also the most primitive, Araújo said.