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Haxorus54 [2019-08-09 14:09:07 +0000 UTC]
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DrPolaris In reply to Haxorus54 [2019-08-09 21:52:19 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! Iβm glad you caught that reference.
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DrPolaris In reply to Haxorus54 [2019-08-11 17:33:09 +0000 UTC]
Oh donβt worry, that was always going to be part of the plan for Tyrannosaurids!
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Haxorus54 In reply to Haxorus54 [2019-08-13 18:15:00 +0000 UTC]
Also, I could even propose some names of Tyrannosaurs if you would allow that. If you can't, then I can understand why.
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Lediblock2 [2018-02-22 19:48:44 +0000 UTC]
Aw, no armor?
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DrPolaris In reply to Lediblock2 [2018-02-22 21:54:25 +0000 UTC]
Not on this guy. The throat armor would, however, become a defining feature of Oligocene members of the Dynamotyrannine lineage in North America. These would be the largest and last big Tyrannosaurids. As a result, they would develop some rather odd adaptations for protecting themselves from their own kind.
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DrPolaris In reply to Lediblock2 [2018-02-26 00:38:07 +0000 UTC]
As mentioned before, the Dynamotyrannines would develop plate-like armor covering their necks as a defense from their own kind. This armor was derived from the fuzzy protofeathers clothing the heads and necks of earlier tyrannosaurs, somewhat like the scales of modern pangolins being derived from hair. Some weird species developed saber teeth, primarily used for display and intimidating rivals over territory. Still others evolved strange horns and ridges on their skulls for the same purposes, reminiscent of earlier tyrannosaurs.Β
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Lediblock2 In reply to DrPolaris [2018-02-26 02:57:50 +0000 UTC]
Given the recent discoveries involving tyrannosaur integument, will we be seeing any totally scaly species in hotter climes?
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DrPolaris In reply to Lediblock2 [2018-02-26 19:56:29 +0000 UTC]
Thatβs a good point. We could certainly be seeing some totally scaly tyrannosaurs in hot Miocene North America.
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