Talk:Torvosaurus

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[edit] sizes

I was reading the recent 2006 paper describing the European specimens (the 630mm maxilla), in that paper they say that the skull would have been around 1.58m. However looking around the internet at torvosaurus skull reconstructions (including GSP’s torvosaurus and the skull reconstruction in the paper) the maxilla seems to nearly half the total length of the skull. When I scaled the reconstructions to have a 630mm maxilla I get a skull size of around 1.20m. Using GSP torvosaurus the animal would be only about 9.5m long. Smaller than other specimens that I’ve herd of . On Mortimer’s site he mentions an individual (Paratype BYUVP 2003) with a skull of 1.31m this would approach 11m. ) He doesn’t give any other measurements for that animal so I cant check it. One has a Ischium of 736mm (BYUVP 2015) this would also approach 11m. (asuming GSPs reconstructionis correct) The paper mentions the skull that is 118cm long with a maxilla that is 470mm, could it be that the maxilla is incomplete? (only preserved for 470mm)? thanks Steveoc 86 11:56, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

Somebody should change that picture. It's terrible. It looks like a kid drew it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.207.155 (talk) 04:54, 24 October 2007 (UTC)