http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/09/18/miniature-t-rex-was-a-man-sized-monster/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:36:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/09/18/miniature-t-rex-was-a-man-sized-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-51044 Sonnie Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:00:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=3328#comment-51044 Ooooo, I hope Jurassic Fight Club just found a new species to talk about. Ooooo, I hope Jurassic Fight Club just found a new species to talk about.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/09/18/miniature-t-rex-was-a-man-sized-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-50953 Navlek Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:01:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=3328#comment-50953 snakes also have large olfactory organs, sniffing out prey. no limbs. bad eyesight. are snakes good hunters? or are they scavengers? the trex have bad forelimbs. big olfactory functions. are they scavengers? or are they hunters? snakes also have large olfactory organs, sniffing out prey. no limbs. bad eyesight. are snakes good hunters? or are they scavengers? the trex have bad forelimbs. big olfactory functions. are they scavengers? or are they hunters?

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/09/18/miniature-t-rex-was-a-man-sized-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-50224 Christina Viering Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:51:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=3328#comment-50224 I love this info! I love this info!

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/09/18/miniature-t-rex-was-a-man-sized-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-50135 Mark Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:30:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=3328#comment-50135 The Washington Post (see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/17/AR2009091702573.html?nav=hcmodule) is giving the size as 9 feet long, not 9 feet tall. Given that they say it's live weight would have been ~150 lbs, a 9 foot tall raptor would have been a very slender and fragile beast. The Washington Post (see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/17/AR2009091702573.html?nav=hcmodule) is giving the size as 9 feet long, not 9 feet tall. Given that they say it’s live weight would have been ~150 lbs, a 9 foot tall raptor would have been a very slender and fragile beast.

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