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Montana's Dueling Dinosaurs

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Another big discovery was recently made. Here's the article... [url=http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/sep/09/montana-duelling-dinosaurs-auction]Dueling Dinosaurs[/url] It seems to possibly be a Nanotyrannus(adult) locked in combat with an unidentified hornless ceratopsian. Along with the fossil of a Velociraptor fighting a Protoceratops, we now have a fossil of a tyrannosaur fighting a ceratopsian. [img]http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/9/9/1378751606037/Montana-Duelling-Dinosaur-010.jpg[/img]
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tyrant963
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I never know what prey nano hunt but I wonder who won? Nah Nanotyrannus won. Cool photo
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It seems like NanoT may have gotten bigger than originally thought. Based on this specimen, perhaps as big as 25 ft or so. Similar in size to Albertosaurus.
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Cool

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noah eckeckenrode
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So, does this prove Nanotyrannus was not a young t-rex?
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Nothing is concrete. The fossils have been rumored to show evidence of feathers on both, the ceratopsian was rumored to have horns off and on, the ceratopsian supposedly had its head against the tyrannosaur's belly leading some to theorize that the hornless ceratopsian smashed the theropod against a cliff or something and it crumbled on then. They haven't been examined yet and the 98% complete fossils are still up for grabs, the price being 9 million dollars. It's hoped that museums will be the top bidders so scientists can examine the bones, but private fossil owners have their eyes on the prize. Also, while it is thought that the tyrannosaur is a 25-30 foot Nano-T, once again that is speculative as they're currently still plastered up and they haven't been examined in depth or at all , really .
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Yeah. The current theory is that it's an adult NanoT, but theories change constantly.
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I really don't know what to think about Nanotyrannus. Was it a separate species? Was it a young T-rex? Mah... BTW, the fossil is surely interesting.

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