Referring to carnivorous dinosaurs we often think of T-rex, also known as tyrannosaurs, they are too famous in popular culture. But in addition to the T-rex, there are many other carnivorous dinosaurs that few people know about. Let's explore together.
Tarbosaurus – Terrible Lizard
A relative of the T-rex, the Tarbosaurus had two very short forelimbs, even the shortest of its relatives. Tarbosaurus evolved hearing to hear the calls of its fellow humans, as well as to fortify its territory, and to attract potential mates. Tarbosaurus are diligent hunters, they tend to eat corpses, using their large size to intimidate and steal prey from smaller hunters. Their food was small herbivorous dinosaurs such as hadrosaurs, and titanosaurs such as Saurolophus or Nemegtosaurus.
They are 0.5-1 meter lower than tyrannosaurs. Tarbosaurus is the fourth largest species in the genus Tyrannosaur. It is about 12 meters tall and weighs about 5-6 tons. Tarbosaurus lived in Mongolia and North China during the Late Cretaceous period 72-66 million years ago.
Dinosaur Acrocanthosaurus – Tall-living lizard
Acrocanthosaurus has dorsal spines that run from the back of the head to the tail, they are considered to be more invested in feeding than other carnivorous dinosaurs because to maintain such a shape requires a lot of fatty tissue. Their diet consisted of slow, easy-to-catch but also very nutritious dinosaurs like Hadrosaurs and Sauropods. Acrocanthosaurus dominated North America until the tyrannosaurs took over millions of years later.
Acrocanthosaurus was once the largest carnivorous dinosaur in North America, they were 11-12 meters tall and weighed about 6-7 tons. They lived in the middle Cretaceous period about 113 - 125 million years ago.
Tyrannotitan Dinosaurs
Tyrannotitan's forelimbs are quite small, they are considered scavengers. Belongs to the lizard family Dinosaurs with shark teeth. With a height of 12 meters and a weight of 7-8 tons. They lived in what is now Argentina during the Early Cretaceous period.
Mapusaurus – Earth Lizard
They are closely related to the giant southern lizard Giganotosaurus. An area has been discovered with 7 fossil Mapusaurus fossils in one place, leading to the confirmation that they hunted in groups so that their prey was also larger, like the plant-eating dinosaurs Argentinosaurus (lizard). Argentine Lizard). Mapusaurus' teeth were flat and serrated, perfect for slicing large prey. The researchers speculated that when hunting in groups, Mapusaurus did not immediately kill the prey, but they would poke the prey to lose blood and then slowly collapse.
Mapusaurus was about 13 meters tall and weighed 7-8 tons. They lived in South America during the middle of the Cretaceous period 94-101 million years ago.
Dinosaur Saurophaganax – Lord of Lizards
This is a large dinosaur in the Diagonal Allosaur family. They weren't as big as the tyrannosaurs, but in the Jurassic period they were the largest carnivorous dinosaurs. With a variety of prey, they dominate North America. With two sharp three-fingered forelimbs, they were the deadliest dinosaurs of their time.
Tyrannosaurus – Tyrannosaurus
Abbreviated with the names T.rex, the tyrannosaur is the most famous dinosaur of all time. Perhaps because they lived in North America and early fossil specimens were discovered, they were introduced into popular culture as books and movies. But they are the most controversial dinosaurs in terms of whether they were carnivorous or just scavengers.
Tyrannosaurus rex was about 12 meters tall and weighed 9-10 tons, they lived in North America during the late Cretaceous period. 66 - 72 million years ago.
