Unleashing The Giants Of Morrison: Saurophaganax vs Torvosaurus vs Allosaurus Skull Comparison
The Late #Jurassic Morrison Formation produced iconic and awesome #theropod #dinosaurs like you see laid out here at our Fossil Crates staging ground. Gunnar and I finally located the skulls to our numerous theropod skeletons. Can’t wait to lay those out!!!
Morrison Magic!
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A tiny bit of info about each of them:
#Snax, aka #Saurophaganax maximus, was among the largest #theropods to ever live. This skull is conjectural as we have no skull material of note afaik. Yet the postcranial bones are strongly reminiscent of a giant #allosaurs, thus this build. The presence of parasagittal laminae and chevron shape led to it being split into its own genus. Studies are underway on this material that will delight the world!
#Torvosaurus tanneri in “old school” guise, built with all of the holotype bones included. A #megalosaur, it had a long, low skull, and some huge teeth! We know the skull was even longer and lower thanks to new finds, but I love this Allo-on-steroids look. It vies for title of largest Jurassic theropod, though my personal studies suggest it defers to Snax. Look at those teeth, largest in the Jurassic? AFAIK they are!
#Allosaurus fragilis is represented by these composite builds constructed from Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry remains, that legendary predator trap preserved over 50 Allosaurus partial skeletons, from adults with 37” femora (the big skull here) to babies. The smaller skull is our tweenager :-).
Look for some Scaled loved later this year if all goes to plan! And full-size offerings, too. Big plans for #FossilCrates and 2025!
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