UM-Bot Posted November 22, 2013 #1 Share Posted November 22, 2013 A newly discovered dinosaur is believed to have been more than a match for the relatives of T. rex. Known as Siats meekerorum, the 40ft long meat eater lived around 98 million years ago and would have been a formidable rival to any other predatory dinosaurs of the time. Living 30 million years before Tyrannosaurus rex, Siats is believed to have dominated its ancestors long before the tyrant lizard itself appeared on the scene. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/258207/who-terrorizes-the-tyrannosaurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krypter3 Posted November 22, 2013 #2 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) Looks exactly like a T-rex...exactly how do they tell if this is a different species altogether. I mean sure it liked a long long time before hand, but it literally looks (to someone who doesn't study dinosaurs obviously) a T-rex. Anybody here a dinosaur lover? Because I'm thinking why name it a new species, it could just be a early version of the T. Edited November 22, 2013 by krypter3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphorbia Posted November 22, 2013 #3 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Looks exactly like a T-rex...exactly how do they tell if this is a different species altogether. I mean sure it liked a long long time before hand, but it literally looks (to someone who doesn't study dinosaurs obviously) a T-rex. Anybody here a dinosaur lover? Because I'm thinking why name it a new species, it could just be a early version of the T. It looks like a Tyrannosaurus rex because it is a Tyrannosaurus rex. The picture in this article is the same picture of Tyrannosaurus rex on Wikipedia..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphorbia Posted November 22, 2013 #4 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Actually, it's pretty clear, just from the picture, that this animal is not related to T. rex. You can clearly tell from the shape of its skull its a carcharodontosaur. And even if it was an earlier "version" of T. rex it would still be considered a different species. The dinosaur in the picture is not a T. rex. It has a different skull shape and longer arms, with three fingered hands. T. rex had a more robust skull, shorter arms, and only two fingers on each hand. So, you're trying to tell me you're a dinosaur expert and Wikipedia inserted an incorrect picture? Do you have any proof to back up these claims? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pj bandit Posted November 22, 2013 #5 Share Posted November 22, 2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus here take a look or yourself, its from Carnegie museum of natural history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimeGelatin Posted November 22, 2013 #6 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Asteroids, volcanoes, and cold weather also do the trick... -LoLzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted November 22, 2013 #7 Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) So, you're trying to tell me you're a dinosaur expert and Wikipedia inserted an incorrect picture? Do you have any proof to back up these claims? http://en.wikipedia....i/Tyrannosaurus here take a look or yourself, its from Carnegie museum of natural history. I believe SoM is referring to the artistic impression of Siats meekerorum in the Telegraph article, whereas you two are referring to the photo of a T. rex skeleton mounted at the Carnegie Museum, in the article here on UM. Two different pictures showing two different dinosaurs. SoM is correct in his statements that the picture in the Telegraph clearly shows a carcharodontosaur. The blade-like teeth immediately distinguish it from a Tyrannosaur. Edited November 22, 2013 by Leonardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphorbia Posted November 22, 2013 #8 Share Posted November 22, 2013 OK, I see the problem. The picture in the UM article shows a Tyrannosaurus rex, not the dinosaur in question. You have to go to the original article by the Telegraph for the real picture. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/dinosaurs/10467589/Dinosaur-that-terrorised-the-Tyrannosaurs-found.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopypooky Posted November 23, 2013 #9 Share Posted November 23, 2013 looked exactly like t-rex, except it has furs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted November 23, 2013 #10 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I strongly doubt T. Rex had any competitors in its time frame and its range. Other dinosaurs that could have given it competition lived other times and other places. The only animal it would have had to fear then was another T. Rex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaraKitty Posted December 13, 2013 #11 Share Posted December 13, 2013 T-rex won out by being hairless and one finger-less? Take that earlier apex predator! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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