Move on From T.rex: These Theropods Were Equally Terrifying
A selection of fearsome, yet underrated theropod dinosaurs…
Tyrannosaurus rex is the most famous dinosaur, a prehistoric icon, and a popular culture monster that frequently attracts media attention. There are plenty of reasons why T.rex immediately captures our imagination: its gigantic size, its fearsome jaws, and its huge teeth are only a few of them.
Yet, through the course of hundreds of millions of years, evolution produced some equally terrifying carnivorous dinosaurs that terrorized their respective ecosystems with similar might. These creatures, albeit fearsome, get frequently overlooked in popular culture in favor of the ‘tyrant lizard king’.
In the paragraphs below, you will be introduced to some of them.
Acrocanthosarus atokensis
Acrocanthosaurus was the apex predator of North America between 116 and 110 million years ago. With an estimated length of 11.5 meters (38 ft) and weighing up to 6.2 metric tons (6.8 short tons), this animal is among the largest carnivorous dinosaurs found on the continent, second…
