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The Deinocheirus puzzle solved!

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shambs

MemberCompsognathusOct-23-2014 4:23 PM

Finally Found: The Body That Goes With These Monstrous Dinosaur Arms:

In 1965, paleontologists unearthed a ghastly pair of eight-foot, claw-tipped dinosaur arms, and little else. Since then, researchers have been searching for the rest of Deinocheirus mirificus (Latin for "unusual, horrible hands"). Now, a team working in Mongolia has found it.

About the creature: "Deinocheirus was much weirder than anyone could have imagined," University of Edinburgh paleontologist Stephen Brusatte told National Geographic's Ed Yong, "a colossal, slow-moving, horse-headed, hump-backed dinosaur that looks like something out of a bad sci-fi movie."

 

"At thirty-six feet long and twelve-thousand tons, Deinocheirus was certainly quite large, and its relatively stubby legs would suggest it took its time getting around. Along its back ran a prominent sail. Its face was elongated, and tapered to a toothless, duck-like beak:

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dinoboy22

MemberCompsognathusOct-23-2014 4:51 PM

well then. who wouldve guessed it looked like this, i love discovering new things 

Carnosaur

MemberCompsognathusOct-23-2014 4:57 PM
by “twelve thousand tons” i assume they meant “twelve thousand pounds(6 tons)” Holtz was right, this IS a tyrannosaurus sized Ornithomimian..

Nature doesn't deceive us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

Sci-Fi King25

MemberAllosaurusOct-23-2014 5:13 PM

Finally... After all these years, we know what it looks like.

“Banana oil.”- George Takei, Gigantis: The Fire Monster

Lord of the Spinosaurs

MemberCompsognathusOct-23-2014 7:24 PM
Nice find! it sort of seems like a coelurosaur version of Spinosaurus, maybe it occupied the same niche. But who knows?

 

There is no such thing as a pure predator. A meat-eater is eit

Something Real

MemberTyrannosaurus RexOct-23-2014 9:04 PM

SHAMBS - WOW! How very neat! Deinocheirus was certainly an, um, interesting looking animal! Its body structure and overall physiology reminds me somewhat of a camel crossed with an Iguanodon. I know that's a rather silly pairing, but it's the best I can deliver! Regardless, thank you so very much for taking the time to share this with us! :)

Alphadino65

MemberTriceratopsOct-23-2014 11:11 PM

I think there were reports several months ago about this, but whatever, this at least gives definate certainty about what Deinocheirus looked like instead of wondering if it was a therizinosaur, a giant therapod, or something entirely different...

To me, it looks like a cross between an Edmontosaur, an Ouranosaur, and a Gallimus. 

DinoSteve93

MemberCompsognathusOct-24-2014 4:57 AM

Yeah, knew about this quite a while ago. It's definitely something very interesting. As much as I disagree with the picture (that comes from a turntable walkcycle animation), I have to say Deinocheirus was very unique.

On the topic, do you notice how dinosaurs are slowly getting weirder and weirder? :D

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Lord of the Spinosaurs

MemberCompsognathusOct-24-2014 1:34 PM

Check out this article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2803646/The-dinosaur-looked-like-hump-backed-ostrich-Enormous-creature-roamed-Earth-70-million-years-ago-recreated-3D.html

Theres one picture showing fish vertebrae in the stomach content of Deinocheirus. To me this is a smoking gun, it clearly shows that Deinocheirus took the niche of Spinosaurus and modern day bears. 

 

There is no such thing as a pure predator. A meat-eater is eit

Lone

MemberAllosaurusOct-25-2014 3:40 AM

Looks weird, but very interesting! Almost like a mashup of several dinos! 

...and Hiya Shambs! :)

THE LONE GUNWOMAN

"Let The Cosmic Incubation Begin" ~ H.R. Giger

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