The overall tone is enthusiastic, with many references to the study’s findings about Gondwanan origins, climate influence on gigantism, and biogeography, exemplified in phrases like 'exciting new study,' 'biogeographical model,' and 'proud of my friend.' The words and tone reflect high interest and recognition of the research’s significance in the field.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions show excitement and support for the research, with some mentioning their pride and interest in the findings.
InterestHigh interest
The posts demonstrate high interest, with shares of articles, videos, and enthusiastic comments about the study’s significance.
EngagementModerate engagement
Users actively engage by sharing links, discussing biogeography, and highlighting the impact of climate and geographic origins on dinosaur evolution.
ImpactModerate impact
These discussions highlight that the article is considered important within paleontology circles, influencing understanding of dinosaur origins and biogeography.
Abstract in brief
This study explores how theropod dinosaurs like tyrannosauroids and megaraptorans evolved and expanded during the Late Cretaceous, focusing on their geographic distribution and body size.
The researchers used biogeographical analysis and climate data to investigate whether climate influenced their gigantism, finding that geographic range was likely shaped by local extinctions and speciation rather than continental size differences.
Results suggest that the ancestors of these clades originated in Asia, and climate changes during the Late Cretaceous might have contributed to the evolution of their large body sizes, especially in megaraptorans.]
Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQCHcOm
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冠諸
冠龍 諸々を執筆中
@Guanlong_wucaii · X
#恐竜復元教室フクイラプトル編
"Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs"
(Cassius Morrison, et al. 2025)
メガラプトル類 (とティラノサウルス科) の起源と進化
(大型強肉食性コエルロサウルス類の適応放散)
https://t.co/nvToVU0CQH https://t.co/feOsoQCrnb
Jun 8, 2025 · 69 likes · 21 shares · 2,225 followersView post →
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Cass Morrison
@cretaceous-cass.bsky.social · Bluesky
I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of the King: Gondwanan Origins and Evolution of Megaraptoran Dinosaurs
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
@thePeerJ Today sees the publication of an exciting new study on megaraptoran evolution by Morrison et al. @CassCretaceous in R Soc Open Sci that seeks to clarify patterns and biogeography. It's OA and here .... https://t.co/jazQJ2sdHM 4/n #dinosaurs #theropods
May 7, 2025 · 63 likes · 7 shares · 52,603 followersView post →
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Paléontologie
@PaleontologieFr · X
Le #Tyrannosaurus est d'Amérique du Nord (uniquement), mais ses ancêtres seraient venus d'Asie via un pont qui reliait Asie et Amérique il y a plus de 70 Ma, explique une nouvelle étude !
#Crétacé #Theropoda #Trex
May 8, 2025 · 24 likes · 10 shares · 2,446 followersView post →
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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@arctomet.bsky.social · Bluesky
C. Morrison et al. (2025)
Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs
Royal Society Open Science 12(5): 242238
doi: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
This study challenges the view that body shape and mass distribution in birds and dinosaurs are closely linked. It shows they evolved independently based on lifestyle needs, with terrestrial and flying animals occupying…
This episode highlights the use of plant-based polysaccharides from fenugreek and okra as ecofriendly alternatives to chemical flocculants for removing microplastics from water, demonstrating high efficiency and…
@ConvictClaude This paper (which someone who I consider a friend was a coauthor on) suggests that Yutyrannus was an outlier at that time. https://t.co/bGS1aLECLx
RT @MiloGaillard3: @Juanyudocus @enfamiliados @Antrodemus @TM9380 @AzzopardiDilyn Not only that, it also fits research like this (which hyp…
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Milo Gaillard
@MiloGaillard3 · X
@Juanyudocus @enfamiliados @Antrodemus @TM9380 @AzzopardiDilyn Not only that, it also fits research like this (which hypothesizes that Tyrannosaurus was an endemic North American genus, albeit one with Asian origins).
https://t.co/bGS1aLFaB5
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Joan Garcia-Porta
@JoanGarciaPorta · X
RT @stevoallain: I can't believe that it has been a month since our paper titled 'Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of mega…
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Royal Society Publishing
@royalsocietypublishing.org · Bluesky
Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @stevoallain.bsky.social @cretaceous-cass.bsky.social #RSOS #palaeontology #biogeography
RT @Guanlong_wucaii: #恐竜復元教室フクイラプトル編
"Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs"
(Cassius Morrison, et a…
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さとし工房
@STS17358395 · X
RT @Guanlong_wucaii: #恐竜復元教室フクイラプトル編
"Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs"
(Cassius Morrison, et a…
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マンブルV2/フォアグラ
@V2manburu · X
RT @Guanlong_wucaii: #恐竜復元教室フクイラプトル編
"Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs"
(Cassius Morrison, et a…
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翔七郎
@shorhei1 · X
RT @Guanlong_wucaii: #恐竜復元教室フクイラプトル編
"Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs"
(Cassius Morrison, et a…
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残頭
残クレ・尿糖・頭頂部
@ktact · X
RT @Guanlong_wucaii: #恐竜復元教室フクイラプトル編
"Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs"
(Cassius Morrison, et a…
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Dragons of the Cenozoic
@CenozoicDragons · X
RT @Guanlong_wucaii: #恐竜復元教室フクイラプトル編
"Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs"
(Cassius Morrison, et a…
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玉響
@Sound_Fleet_02 · X
RT @Guanlong_wucaii: #恐竜復元教室フクイラプトル編
"Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs"
(Cassius Morrison, et a…
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冠諸
冠龍 諸々を執筆中
@Guanlong_wucaii · X
#恐竜復元教室フクイラプトル編
"Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs"
(Cassius Morrison, et al. 2025)
メガラプトル類 (とティラノサウルス科) の起源と進化
(大型強肉食性コエルロサウルス類の適応放散)
https://t.co/nvToVU0CQH https://t.co/feOsoQCrnb
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Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X
RT @stevoallain: I can't believe that it has been a month since our paper titled 'Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of mega…
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Chris Stringer
@chrisbstringer.bsky.social · Bluesky
Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
RT @stevoallain: I can't believe that it has been a month since our paper titled 'Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of mega…
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Ruben Guzman
@paleovert · X
Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/fmvVgTisMz
Jun 5, 2025 · 3 likes · 1,107 followersView post →
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Dr Steven Allain
@stevoallain.bsky.social · Bluesky
I can't believe that it has been a month since our paper titled 'Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs' has been published! @royalsocietypublishing.org royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #Palaeontology #Dinosaurs #Fossils #Tyrannosaurus #Trex
I can't believe that it has been a month since our paper titled 'Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs' has been published, led by the talented @CassCretaceous! https://t.co/qxekrRpk5c #Palaeontology #Dinosaurs #Fossils #Tyrannosaurus #Trex
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Le #Tyrannosaurus est d'Amérique du Nord (uniquement), mais ses ancêtres seraient venus d'Asie via un pont qui reliait Asie et Amérique il y a plus de 70 Ma, explique une nouvelle étude !
#Crétacé #Theropoda #Trex
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Caitlín R. Kiernan (Plioplatecarqueen)
@auntbeast · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
May 8, 2025 · 116 shares · 6,377 followersView post →
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SiLLY LiZARD
@Imperial2Lizard · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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CRCpaleos
@CRCpaleos · X
ARTÍCULO REFERENCIA (acceso abierto)
Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs
https://t.co/EAhfykypUA
vía @RSocPublishing https://t.co/qvxX9mNa78
Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs | Royal Society Open Science https://t.co/28vQ2vwzjE https://t.co/ly1kZNjUxT
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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白亜
@hakua_raptlord · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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Avalon
@PenAvalon · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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katch wreck
@katchwreck.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Bluesky
`This biogeographical model implies megaraptorans may have had a cosmopolitan distribution prior to the splitting of Laurasia and Gondwana. Also, gigantism in these clades may be associated with climatic shifts in the Late Cretaceous.`
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.242238
Un reciente estudio publicado en @RSocPublishing ha analizado la biogeografía y evolución de los tiranosáuridos. El ancestro de 'Tyranosaurus' estuvo presente en Asia y Laramidia, pero el clima no influyó en el peso corporal de este grupo.
https://t.co/Wljt6CmlaG https://t.co/fBrhKgrGhR
May 7, 2025 · 1 like · 19,462 followersView post →
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bounsay padthana
@BounsayP · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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✨️NatanVZ
@vz_natan · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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あお
@ao_artworks · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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Hady George
@HoudzGeorge · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
May 7, 2025 · 116 shares · 956 followersView post →
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PaleoGalli
@TwitiGalli · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
May 7, 2025 · 116 shares · 1,746 followersView post →
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Tariq Stewart
@Dragodino21 · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
May 7, 2025 · 116 shares · 131 followersView post →
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ĖĒntity
@ethereal_entity · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
May 7, 2025 · 116 shares · 192 followersView post →
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Ezekiel O’Callaghan
@raptor_chatter · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
May 7, 2025 · 116 shares · 647 followersView post →
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Cass Morrison
@CassCretaceous · X
RT @TetZoo: @thePeerJ Today sees the publication of an exciting new study on megaraptoran evolution by Morrison et al. @CassCretaceous in R…
May 7, 2025 · 7 shares · 1,524 followersView post →
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@Drsgo56 · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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Sachiel//Snokeywavey
@snokeeywave · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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Keenan Taylor's Tales of Kaimere | He/Him
@TalesofKaimere · X
RT @TetZoo: @thePeerJ Today sees the publication of an exciting new study on megaraptoran evolution by Morrison et al. @CassCretaceous in R…
May 7, 2025 · 7 shares · 6,928 followersView post →
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Darren Naish
@TetZoo · X
@thePeerJ Today sees the publication of an exciting new study on megaraptoran evolution by Morrison et al. @CassCretaceous in R Soc Open Sci that seeks to clarify patterns and biogeography. It's OA and here .... https://t.co/jazQJ2sdHM 4/n #dinosaurs #theropods
May 7, 2025 · 63 likes · 7 shares · 52,603 followersView post →
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Angel
@GrumpyP4nda · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
May 7, 2025 · 116 shares · 174 followersView post →
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MAC
@MarianoCanale11 · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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Mario Cozzuol
@cozzuol · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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月見おだんご✨
@ait_ryu3946haz · X
RT @S_Kochirui:
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Cass Morrison
@CassCretaceous · X
RT @Fang83768513: BIG PALOE NEWS!
Biogeography of megaraptorans and (other) tyrannosauroids: https://t.co/t6fZ48TkCo [Rise of the king: Go…
May 7, 2025 · 8 shares · 1,524 followersView post →
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James Ronan
@JurassicJames1 · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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北国のダーウィン
@DINO95443 · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
May 7, 2025 · 116 shares · 455 followersView post →
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That’s Ms. Maximoff to you
@Chaos_and_0rder · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
May 7, 2025 · 116 shares · 1,334 followersView post →
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@Drsgo56 · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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Nature's Compendium
@NaturalistGamer · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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Repti
@ElReptileano · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
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HEADPHILOSOPHER
@DinoDaddy98 · X
RT @CassCretaceous: I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of t…
May 7, 2025 · 116 shares · 173 followersView post →
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Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
@arctomet.bsky.social · Bluesky
C. Morrison et al. (2025)
Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs
Royal Society Open Science 12(5): 242238
doi: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
I am very pleased to announce that my first scientific paper & first author paper, has just been published !
Rise of the King: Gondwanan Origins and Evolution of Megaraptoran Dinosaurs
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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Zelaco
@Zelacomorphi · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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$.inequali$ sitting on fence
@sinequalis · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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Brachion Armsaur (My name is Arm)
@BrachionL60448 · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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Dactylioceras
@Dinoh555 · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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Илья Садыков
@jimmadseni24 · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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MesmoDan
@MesmoDan · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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Glave (glavenychus.bsky.social)
@glavenych · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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らえらぷす@HJ連載中
@GET_AWAY_TRIKE · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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Basil
@PaleoBasil · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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Giovanne Cidade
@giovannemendes · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
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Luís mondkatze
@Luismondkatze01 · X
RT @TwitiGalli: Ascensão do rei: origens gonduânicas e evolução dos dinossauros megarraptoranos https://t.co/9CvMaP2KGH https://t.co/w2ELQC…
May 6, 2025 · 47 shares · 1,274 followersView post →
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Fang (Commission's Open)
@fangg.bsky.social · Bluesky
BIG PALOE NEWS!
Biogeography of megaraptorans and (other) tyrannosauroids: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... [Rise of the king: Gondwanan origins and evolution of megaraptoran dinosaurs]
And for the TLDR folks heres a video by author Ezekiel V. O’Callaghan on it:
youtu.be/qcFYTt7Vceo?...
Link al paper: https://royalsocietypublishing. org/doi/10.1098/rsos. 242238?fbclid=IwY2xjawKIGlRleHRuA2FlbQIxMA BicmlkETBwSmdpMk8wRDlOTDAxejRwAR6h- ...
Evolution following the Cretaceous Thermal Maximum [IMAGE ...
News
rex's direct ancestor crossed from Asia to North America. University College London. Journal: Royal Society Open Science; DOI: 10.1098/rsos.242238. Keywords. / ...
Evolution after the Cretaceous Thermal Maximum - cropped version ...
News
rex's direct ancestor crossed from Asia to North America. University College London. Journal: Royal Society Open Science; DOI: 10.1098/rsos.242238. Keywords. / ...
Tyrannosauroid-Beweise aus Deutschland? : r/Paleontology
Reddit
... Europa waren, bevor sich die Megaraptoren durch Afrika verbreiteten. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.242238 · Glaiviator. • ...
ये तो नामुमकिन है कि वो जुरासिक काल में किसी समय यूरोप में नहीं थे, इससे पहले कि मेगारेप्टोरन्स अफ़्रीका में फैले। https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.242238.