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| Large Abelisaur Footprints in Bolivia | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 5 2016, 11:13 PM (563 Views) | |
| BossMan, Jake | Aug 5 2016, 11:13 PM Post #1 |
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https://mobile.twitter.com/ROMPalaeo/status/759833602221678594 So long story short these massive footprints belong to an acceptably large Abelisaur with some lengths pushing 49 feet. I find that a bit over rated seeing as how Ekrixinatosaurus doesn't come close to 36 feet anymore so you can imagine my skepticism. So yeah what do you guys think? |
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| Incinerox | Aug 6 2016, 01:54 AM Post #2 |
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How, exactly, were they able to narrow it down to an abelisaur?
Edited by Incinerox, Aug 6 2016, 02:07 AM.
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| CyborgIguana | Aug 6 2016, 03:58 AM Post #3 |
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The time period and location are my best guess, but even so megaraptorans should also fit the bill AFAIK. In any case it'd still be the biggest known member of either group by far. Edited by CyborgIguana, Aug 6 2016, 04:01 AM.
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| Incinerox | Aug 6 2016, 07:35 AM Post #4 |
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Aaaaand why not a large carnosaur? |
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| the dark phoenix | Aug 6 2016, 01:16 PM Post #5 |
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I heard some people say it's of sauropod origin. |
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| Incinerox | Aug 6 2016, 01:52 PM Post #6 |
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I thought so originally too, but that's likely mud displacement playing tricks. In the link provided within the link at the top of this topic, there's a video, and the guy who found the track squirts it with water to highlight the contours of the dirt. It's clearly theropod in origin. |
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