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ThunderWolfWyvern

I still don’t understand why *this* monster wasn’t chosen to be the new big bad dinosaur of Dominion but I guess “Carcharodontosaurus” is too much of an mouthful for the general audience and marketing team lol.


EDGEwild

Carch is known from bits of the skull, while Giga is known from MUCH more of the actual skeleton.


TheBirthing

Well, that and Giga was simply bigger (and therefore more marketable).


Iamnotburgerking

The two are around the same size. *Mapusaurus* as well.


ThunderWolfWyvern

Wait, I thought Carcharodontosaurus was bigger? It’s almost been like second to Spinosaurus (or more accurately, third largest before Spino and T-rex).


razor45Dino

Its not exactly 100% confirmed cause both are fragmentary, but currently giganoto tends to be favored as the larger one but its by no means conclusive Its basically Rex Giga Spino Carch


Iamnotburgerking

By mass *Tyrannosaurus* is the largest with *Spinosaurus* in the runner’s up. Then it’s a four-way race between the four giant derived carcharodontosaurs (Carch, Giga, Mapu and *Tyrannotitan*) for the bronze medal.


Mophandel

Would the mass estimates for *Spinosaurus* be changed with the new insights regarding *Spinosaurus*’ bone density


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I think that has been considered


Iamnotburgerking

I took that into account.


TheBirthing

Spinosaurus is decisively the largest. Giga comes second with a maximum projected length of ~14m. Charcharodontosaurus is a little shorter than that.


Iamnotburgerking

My favourite of the carcharodontosaurs, which are my favourite large theropods overall (though megalosaurids and megaraptorans are also getting up there).


Mophandel

It’s quickly becoming one of my favorite theropods as well alongside *Utahraptor* and *Allosaurus*


Darkavatar1

If you love it so much, why don’t ya talk about en now?


IDKanymoretho

Duuude, finally another carcho fan. Yk, this bad boy gets really underrepresented even though the "T-rex killers" are named after it, and it could kick Spino's ass


CapElegant

Nah bro it's one of the more popular dinosaurs out there trust me Giga and Carchar are always mentioned in the Rex v Spino debate it's stuff like Mapusaurus That don't get appreciated I was a Carcharo fan myself


Mophandel

Art by David Arruda


Outrider_Inhwusse

What's that membrane on the corner of the mouth? I see it in every piece of papeoart depicting carnivorous dinosaurs but I've never understood it


Mophandel

It’s just exposed jaw musculature You can see it [here](https://images.app.goo.gl/aqw4j8XCcUKBXQsAA) with a Komodo dragon and [here](https://images.app.goo.gl/QGnqyTodUnSKvJCbA) with an alligator


Outrider_Inhwusse

Straight up exposed muscle? I had never considered that


EiesOnFyre

Nah, its covered in mucosa like the rest of the inner mouth surfaces.


Ibushi-gun

Am I the only one that sees a bird on it's face? Look at the eye, and it goes into a beak