Supersaurus vivianae - Although not the most "super" of the dinosaurs, it's still a match for Dreadnoughtus, and just as fearless...*
Temporal range: Late Jurassic, Kimmeridgian, around ~153 Ma
Length: Around ~30-40 meters
Mass: Around ~30-60 tonnes
Etymology: Vivian's super reptile
Supersaurus vivianae is a species of diplodocoid that lived in what is now the Morrison Formation of North America. Some of it's bones have once been referred to the defunct taxa Ultrasauros macintoshi and Dystylosaurus edwini. In 2015, the Eurasian species Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis has been assigned to the genus Supersaurus. It is the longest dinosaur known from sufficiently good remains.
The first specimens, the type specimen BYU 12962, an ischium(BYU 12496), and some neck vertebrae. A more recent, more complete specimen, WDC-DMJ-021, was discovered in 1996 and was described in 2007.
The WDC specimen is estimated at ~32 meters, with a probable mass of around ~30-35 tonnes. The BYU specimen, which is rather fragmentary, possibly reached the region of ~35-40 meters, with it's mass easily ending up in the ~40-60 tonne range.
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*Before you start saying "How can you say Supersaurus is a match for Dreadnoughtus? It's like over 60 tonnes! You just love Jurassic sauropods too much!", take some time to read this: svpow.com/2014/09/11/how-massi…
Dreadnoughtus likely massed in the range of ~36-46 tonnes, with a volume of around ~50-52 cubic meters, give or take .
The ~59+ tonne estimates are derived from a method that's known to be quite unreliable(Femur circumference methods also put a certain Tyrannosaurus-sized carnosaur at ~2.4 tonnes!)
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Temporal range: Late Jurassic, Kimmeridgian, around ~153 Ma
Length: Around ~30-40 meters
Mass: Around ~30-60 tonnes
Etymology: Vivian's super reptile
Supersaurus vivianae is a species of diplodocoid that lived in what is now the Morrison Formation of North America. Some of it's bones have once been referred to the defunct taxa Ultrasauros macintoshi and Dystylosaurus edwini. In 2015, the Eurasian species Dinheirosaurus lourinhanensis has been assigned to the genus Supersaurus. It is the longest dinosaur known from sufficiently good remains.
The first specimens, the type specimen BYU 12962, an ischium(BYU 12496), and some neck vertebrae. A more recent, more complete specimen, WDC-DMJ-021, was discovered in 1996 and was described in 2007.
The WDC specimen is estimated at ~32 meters, with a probable mass of around ~30-35 tonnes. The BYU specimen, which is rather fragmentary, possibly reached the region of ~35-40 meters, with it's mass easily ending up in the ~40-60 tonne range.
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*Before you start saying "How can you say Supersaurus is a match for Dreadnoughtus? It's like over 60 tonnes! You just love Jurassic sauropods too much!", take some time to read this: svpow.com/2014/09/11/how-massi…
Dreadnoughtus likely massed in the range of ~36-46 tonnes, with a volume of around ~50-52 cubic meters, give or take .
The ~59+ tonne estimates are derived from a method that's known to be quite unreliable(Femur circumference methods also put a certain Tyrannosaurus-sized carnosaur at ~2.4 tonnes!)
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Based on
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UPDATE(9/13/2015): Retextured and with a redrawn face, as well as a tweaked color scheme.
Previous version
UPDATE(9/4/2016): Softened shadows and tweaked the skin pattern.
Previous version
UPDATE(2/11/2017): A complete remake. Wasn't really too satisfied with the older one TBH. New pose and a much spikier back.
Previous version
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I find them much interesting than those overrated Cretaceous titanosaurs.
The theropods from both the Jurassic and the Cretaceous were equally badass, interesting, and charming in their own ways.
So far, the only feature from the Cretaceous that REALLY appeals to me is the menagerie of large pterosaurs that soared through the skies at the time.
Once again, I say: "Eat your hearts out, overrated Cretaceous titanosaurs."
Or they can ?
I posted a skeletal of a bipedal ornithopod to see what the hands would have been like.