Acrocanthosaurus skull

Acrocanthosaurus (craneo)

Acrocanthosaurus skull left, Torvosaurus skull right

How beautiful is this Acrocanthosaurus atokensis?

acrocanthosaurus skull

Following yesterday’s travelogue about the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science (NCSM), I thought I’d go into a little more depth about the museum’s star fossil. One of only f…

Most humongous theropod dinosaurs sported horns, bony crests, or knobs atop their heads, but the little ones weren't so fashionable, say paleontologists. And that pattern could have evolutionary significance.

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Acrocanthosaurus

Acrocanthosaurus.

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acrocanthosaurus endocast and skull

Acrocanthosaurus (/ˌækroʊˌkænθəˈsɔːrəs/ ak-ro-kan-thə-sawr-əs; meaning "high-spined lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that existed in what is now North America during the Aptian and early Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. Like most dinosaur genera, Acrocanthosaurus contains only a single species, A. atokensis. Its fossil remains are found mainly in the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming, although teeth attributed to Acrocanthosaurus have been found as far east as…

T-rex skull Locality Hell Creek Formation, Harding County, South Dakota, USA

Here is an Acrocanthosaurus sketch study I've worked on n off for a little bit now. The more I look at its skeleton, the more I imagine a Dinosaur made to do strenuous things, with the big muscle attachment points, stout legs and a beautifully designed skull are made to move its massive girth around to take on the tougher prey in its environment. Although we know very little of its actual ecosystem, what we know consisted of giant Sauropods, armored Nodosaurs rivaling the Ankylosaurs in…