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Tyrannotitan chubutensis Skeletal Diagrams (MKlll)

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Tyrannotitan is a giant argentinian Carcharodontosaurid, that lived 125-112 million years ago in the Gondwanan continent. It is the most basal and oldest member of Carcharodontosaurinae subfamily, which radiated in Gondwana. It is the closest relative of Carcharodontosaurus . Missing elements were restored after Giganotosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Mapusaurus, and Acrocanthosaurus.

Update: Updated the tail, manus, and pes, using my recent Acrocanthosaurus skeletal for portions that were previously infered. As a result, the tail is longer, and the hand a bit bigger proportionally.

Edited the ribs and the scapulae, resulting in a deeper torso. Shortened the neck because I didn't exclude enough of the condyle the last time when calculating the length of the neck. This time I preferred to not separate the rigorous version from the fully restored skeletal (white bones are those preserved, gray those infered) , as I think it is important to show what is known of the animal and the implications of that when scaling both this animal, and other taxa, and why they ended up with the proportions they have and the body length they have as well. I also decided to not separate the two specimens, as it is interesting to see how well they complement each other resulting in our current knowledge of the animal, which includes representation of all parts of the skeleton.

Finally huge thanks to Ignacio Canale and Fernando Novas for describing the animal in detail, it is a huge input for our understanding of Carcharodontosaurids; let's hope the same is done with Giganotosaurus, which is more complete and has been left undescribed for almost 25 years.

PD: The preserved phalanges of fourth digit are reversed for visibility. The preserved sacrals have been remarked even though they would be behind the ilium and the femoral head.

References:

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2)Juan Ignacio Canale, Fernando Emilio Novas & Diego Pol , Historical Biology (2014): Osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Tyrannotitan chubutensis Novas, de Valais, Vickers-Rich and Rich, 2005 (Theropoda: Carcharodontosauridae) from the Lower Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina, Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology.
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Hi Franoys, I suppose the reply on the Theropoda blog is yours... Some interesting points