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ThalassoAtrox β€” Lethal Latenivenatrix

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Published: 2017-09-05 02:59:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 7437; Favourites: 113; Downloads: 15
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The Dinosaur Park Formation, is one of the richest, if not the richest dinosaur fossil bed in North America, easily outshining Hell Creek with it's number of dinosaur species, all of which roamed the forest and fern plain of Alberta 77 to 73 million years ago, but yet like Hell Creek this age old fossil gold mine is still getting new additions to it's roster of megafauna, and funny enough just like Hell Creeks newest find (Dakotaraptor, 2012) this one is also an impressively large paravian.

It's fossils have actually been discovered as far back as 1969, by Dale Alan Russell , however their true significance has only been recently put in the forefront, originally these fossils were attributed to Stenonychosaurus and subsequently sunk into the genus Troodon, however a 2017 study has put the validity of this famous genus into question.

Following this study, done by Aaron J. van der Reest and Currie Philip J. Currie, the larger of the two initially recognized species ( T.inequalis) has reclaimed it's pre-Reneessance title of Stenonychosaurus inequalis, while the smaller Troodon formosus is currently in a taxonomic flux, while younger, Maastrichtian aged troodont species, who were previously often lumped into the well known genus, are now starting to be recognized as distinct genera, like Albertavenator curriei of Horseshoe Canyon (73-68 mya) and Pectinodon bakkeri of Lance Creek (68-66 mya)

Things have started to look bleak for the iconic Troodon, but then again paleo taxonomy has always been a massive bitch.

But going back to the Russell specimen, the 2017 study not only brought it into the limelight by billing it as it's own genus called Latenivenatrix mcmasterae, but it also revealed how this 75 million year old stem-bird was the largest troodont yet discovered, with an estimated length of 3.5 to 4 m and a body as big as a grown man.

Latenivenatrix was a standard troodont, a feathered, very bird-like, opportunistic and omnivorous predator, but it's large size truly made it stand out among it's contemporary kin. Since pretty much all of Dinosaur Park`s troodonts and dromeosaurs were coyote sized runts, this feathered hunter would have towered over them.

Between it, Dakotaraptor, Austroraptor and the recent boost in Utahraptor fossils, it seems that 2008 onwards is representing the start of a new age of paleontological discoveries, the age of giant, Cretaceous killer stem-birds, especially ones from the very late Cretaceous, maybe we are now on the verge of finding one that walked alongsides Tarbosaurus.

Other animals featured in the drawing : Daspletosaurus and Ornithomimus.

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Comments: 48

Thunderverseus [2020-07-11 20:47:06 +0000 UTC]

Momma Daspleto is very angry

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allbertosaurus [2018-09-16 02:29:05 +0000 UTC]

WDGHK Β your comments are disabled on some works. Why? Glitch?

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ThalassoAtrox In reply to allbertosaurus [2018-09-16 03:12:25 +0000 UTC]

Which works?

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allbertosaurus In reply to ThalassoAtrox [2018-09-16 03:13:09 +0000 UTC]

theseΒ 

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ThalassoAtrox In reply to allbertosaurus [2018-09-16 03:15:03 +0000 UTC]

I disabled them because both suffered a splooge of idiotic comments.

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allbertosaurus In reply to ThalassoAtrox [2018-09-16 03:15:42 +0000 UTC]

ah ok

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ElSqiubbonator [2018-09-02 14:39:03 +0000 UTC]

maybe we are now on the verge of finding one that walked alongsidesΒ Tarbosaurus.

I wouldn't hold my breath. It seems as though the mid-sized predator niches in Asia were occupied not by giant maniraptors, but by smallΒ tyrannosaurs like Alioramus and Qianzhousaurus, which were apparently absent in North America (aside from the controversial Nanotyrannus).Β 

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tyyrson [2018-03-04 17:53:26 +0000 UTC]

Troodons rule, dromeosaurids drool

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timelordeternal [2018-02-16 22:05:03 +0000 UTC]

Latenivenatrix is so much cooler than Daspletosaurus

I love seeing the giant stem bird snatch and devour the big and dumb lizard thing's babiesΒ 

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tyyrson [2018-01-22 02:17:35 +0000 UTC]

I love this new guy!!! i just love big raptors!!!

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ThalassoAtrox In reply to tyyrson [2018-01-22 02:32:43 +0000 UTC]

* big troodont.Β 

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tyyrson In reply to ThalassoAtrox [2018-01-22 22:05:43 +0000 UTC]

I`ll admit, i`m lovin this new guy!!!

Though i`ll admit, i`m more of a dromeosaur guy, kinda, though troodont`s kick ass to.

Are you more a of troodon or dromeosaur guy?

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JIDPR [2017-11-18 01:47:03 +0000 UTC]

The first time of super troodontid, right.

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Spinolover2017 [2017-09-15 23:14:26 +0000 UTC]

whi is is feathers??'?

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ThalassoAtrox In reply to Spinolover2017 [2017-09-15 23:54:09 +0000 UTC]

Uhhh this might surprise you, Β  but troodonts were feathered! You learn something new every day.Β  Β 

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Spinolover2017 In reply to ThalassoAtrox [2017-09-16 00:04:59 +0000 UTC]

nooo!1 i have poffs!11

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Wildgirl2000 In reply to Spinolover2017 [2017-11-19 16:05:23 +0000 UTC]

WDGHK, don't listen to Spinolover2017. He's knows nothing about accuracy and he's a total troll.

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Spinolover2017 In reply to Wildgirl2000 [2017-11-20 01:18:52 +0000 UTC]

?
of cuorse i kn cow

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Wildgirl2000 In reply to Spinolover2017 [2017-11-22 16:40:50 +0000 UTC]

No, you don't and that's final!

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Spinolover2017 In reply to Wildgirl2000 [2017-11-23 20:37:43 +0000 UTC]

oh shit









FINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Spinolover2017 In reply to Spinolover2017 [2017-11-23 21:04:56 +0000 UTC]

?

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Wildgirl2000 In reply to Spinolover2017 [2017-11-23 20:56:55 +0000 UTC]

Ah, shut up!

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PCAwesomeness [2017-09-13 02:15:21 +0000 UTC]

Nice drawing!

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MegaSpinosaur [2017-09-09 19:26:55 +0000 UTC]

3.5 to 4 meters?

Good god that's a big Troodont.

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XiaolinDinoMaster [2017-09-05 18:13:47 +0000 UTC]

Magnificent!

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Tigon1Monster [2017-09-05 07:01:35 +0000 UTC]

I'm not giving up on Troodon.

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ThalassoAtrox In reply to Tigon1Monster [2017-09-05 07:13:47 +0000 UTC]

And why should I give a crap or care to know about that?Β Β 

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PCAwesomeness In reply to ThalassoAtrox [2017-09-13 02:15:52 +0000 UTC]

Eh, he just calls bullshit on any study he dislikes, no matter how trustworthy it is

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Tigon1Monster In reply to ThalassoAtrox [2017-09-05 07:27:47 +0000 UTC]

I'm just stating it.

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ThalassoAtrox In reply to Tigon1Monster [2017-09-05 07:47:46 +0000 UTC]

And why state it to someone who doesn`t give a shit about it?

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ThatCoelurosaur In reply to ThalassoAtrox [2017-09-06 22:13:36 +0000 UTC]

Jesus man, did he kill your dog or something?

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ThalassoAtrox In reply to ThatCoelurosaur [2017-09-06 22:25:37 +0000 UTC]

No, he`s just been a huge nuisance. Remember his feather fanaticism? That's just the tip of the iceberg. Β 

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ThatCoelurosaur In reply to ThalassoAtrox [2017-09-06 22:31:34 +0000 UTC]

Ohhhh, yeah I remember that.

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MoArtProductions [2017-09-05 03:59:16 +0000 UTC]

"Things have started to look bleak for the iconicΒ Troodon, but then again paleo taxonomy has always been a massive bitch."

This! Yeah that's always been a pain in the records.

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ThalassoAtrox In reply to MoArtProductions [2017-09-05 04:22:41 +0000 UTC]

True, even the classification of modern animals gets thrown into a flux at times.Β 

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MoArtProductions In reply to ThalassoAtrox [2017-09-05 04:36:49 +0000 UTC]

Β 

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Flameal15k In reply to MoArtProductions [2017-09-07 22:22:51 +0000 UTC]

I wonder if Troodon will be valid again 20 years. Taxonomy for Prehistoric Organisms never seems to be easy.

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MoArtProductions In reply to Flameal15k [2017-09-07 22:23:56 +0000 UTC]

That something that WDGHK and I addressed as such. :/

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Flameal15k In reply to MoArtProductions [2017-09-07 22:44:45 +0000 UTC]

I know. I just miss Troodon.

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12monkehs In reply to Flameal15k [2017-09-15 21:51:00 +0000 UTC]

Well, we still got a single tooth belonging to one(probably).

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Flameal15k In reply to 12monkehs [2017-09-16 02:36:54 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, but that isn't a lot of bones...

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MoArtProductions In reply to Flameal15k [2017-09-07 22:53:05 +0000 UTC]

I miss me to.Β 

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Flameal15k In reply to MoArtProductions [2017-09-07 22:54:58 +0000 UTC]

Sorry, mate.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go off and rant against the vegan artbook.

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AntonellisofbBender [2017-09-05 03:09:58 +0000 UTC]

wonderful

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Nuclearzeon2 [2017-09-05 03:05:52 +0000 UTC]

I know this isn't a popular paleo-opinion, but I really don't agree with a lot of similar dinosaur species being split into separate genera.

I mean, look at how diverse and widespread a lot of modern animal genera, like Panthera, Canis, and Ursus are. Why can't dinosaurs be similar to those animals?

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AndreOF-Gallery In reply to Nuclearzeon2 [2017-09-05 10:38:03 +0000 UTC]

All taxonomic clades except species are subjective to the eyes of the scientist working with the group.
If we wanted we could split pantera making Tiger+Snow Leopard into a new genus and keeping Jaguar, Lion and Leopard into Panthera, but I think no one would do that cause it gives us more trouble them benefits.
Troodon was dissolved cause it was/is a wastbreke taxon composed by all post Campanian troodont tooth found in NA, so it was probably not a natural grouping this was the motivation to split it and put Troodon formosus as a dubious species since the holotype is only know from teeth that are indistinguishablefrom any other troodontid.

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ThalassoAtrox In reply to Nuclearzeon2 [2017-09-05 03:07:27 +0000 UTC]

Well I`m no paleontologist, so I'm in no position to judge the topic of paleo taxonomy.

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Nuclearzeon2 In reply to ThalassoAtrox [2017-09-05 03:10:27 +0000 UTC]

I still find it a hypocritical double standard. Lots of modern animals can be in the same genus, but lots of dinosaurs have to be split?

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