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, a damaged skull with lower jaws in occlusion (
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), was collected from the Hell Creek Formation of Montana in 1942 and described by C. W.
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in a posthumous publication.
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was heavily restored in plaster, and Gilmore erred in his account of sutural fusion in the skull, a misinterpretation perpetuated by later workers (
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;
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;
<bibRefCitation author="Paul, G. S." bookContentInfo="464 pp" box="[1836,2018,592,628]" journalOrPublisher="Simon and Schuster, New York" pageId="11" pageNumber="508" refId="ref19442" refString="Paul, G. S. 1988. Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide. Simon and Schuster, New York, 464 pp" title="Predatory Dinosaurs of the World: A Complete Illustrated Guide." type="book" year="1988">Paul, 1988</bibRefCitation>
). In fact, there is no evidence of sutural fusion in this specimen except for fusion of the intranasal and intraparietal sutures, which is typical of Stage 1
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. Gilmore noted the similarity of the skull to the smallest specimen of
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then known (AMNH 5664); thus
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made
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the holotype of the new taxon,
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.
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In his review of tyrannosaurids from western Canada,
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referred
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to
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and accepted Gilmores interpretation of sutural fusion and its indication of relative maturity. Later,
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proposed a new genus of dwarf tyrannosaurid,
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, for “
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, offering sutural fusion between the frontal and prefrontal and between the parietal and frontal as the criteria for the adult nature of the specimen.
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Relative Maturity of
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The presence of striated cortical bone was demonstrated by
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and
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to distinguish immature, fast-growing individuals from mature specimens for pterosaurs and centrosaurine ceratopsids, respectively. Immature bone grain is lost with increase in size and development of ontogenetic characters, thus providing a crude measure of relative maturity among reptiles.
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On
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, immature bone grain is present on the antorbital fossa of the maxilla (
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) and lacrimal, lateral surface of the vomer, dentary, surangular (
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), angular, palatine, jugal (
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), ventral process of the maxilla, quadratojugal process of the squamosal, squamosal ramus of the postorbital, rostral surface of the supraoccipital crest of the parietal, medial surface of the prearticular and splenial, caudal margin of the quadratojugal, caudal surface of the quadrate, and dorsal surface of the frontal and nasals (
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).
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In addition, none of the “fusions” (frontal-frontal, frontalprefrontal, nasal-maxilla, nasal-lacrimal, nasal-prefrontal, premaxilla-maxilla, maxilla-lacrimal, maxilla-nasal) claimed by
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or by
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actually occurs in
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. In fact, none of the fusions enumerated above occurs in any tyrannosaurid skulls externally (pers. obs.), except suture closure around the prefrontal varies in some
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(Brochu, pers. comm.). Therefore, I regard
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as a Stage 1 specimen on the basis of cortical bone texture, a conclusion consistent with its size (skull length 572 mm). Also,
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exhibits the characters typical of Stage 1 specimens of
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(see
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).
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Premaxilla—In rostral view, the premaxillae are narrow and their lateral margins are concave at the base of the maxillary processes, and the alveolar region is shallow (
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).
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Maxilla—The maxillae of
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are laterally flattened, the alveolar process is shallow, the first tooth is incisiform, and the remaining teeth are labiolingually narrow (
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). Also, the ventrolateral rim of the ventral jugal process is not breached by the caudalmost neurovascular sulcus of the ventral row of foramina (
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). The lateral surface does not extend caudally over the rostral margin of the antorbital fossa (
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), the promaxillary fenestra is dorsoventrally elongate and not recessed (
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), the antorbital fenestra is longer than high, and the small maxillary fenestra is midway between the rostral margins of the antorbital fossa and restored fenestra (
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).
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Nasal—In
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, the nasals are smooth with low transverse and fine rostrocaudal ridges (
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). In the smallest Stage 1 specimen of
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examined (TMP 86.144.1), the rugose texture typical of mature specimens is present. The condition in
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might represent individual, ontogenetic, or taxonomic variation.
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Lacrimal—In
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the rostral margin of the rostroventral lamina is concave to straight and the contact of the lamina with the jugal exceeds that of the ventral ramus as in Stage 1
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(
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). Also, there is no evidence of fusion between the ventral margins of the medial and lateral processes of the rostral ramus.
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Jugal—As in Stage 1
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, the maxillary ramus of
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is dorsoventrally shallow and tapered (
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). The jugal pneumatic recess is a rostrally-restricted slit (
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), the postorbital articular surface approaches the orbit floor (
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), the region ventral to the postorbital ramus is convex (
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), the caudal margin of the postorbital ramus is convex at midheight, and the caudal rim of the lacrimal articular surface is subvertical (
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).
</paragraph>
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Postorbital—As in Stage 1
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, the laterodorsal margin is not everted medially into the dorsotemporal fenestra (
<figureCitation captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[199,331,2967,2999]" captionTargetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1 Tyrannosaurus rex (CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na, FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4749455" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4749455/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" targetPageId="15">Fig. 6A, B</figureCitation>
). There is no postorbital cornual process or suborbital prong (
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); the former is represented by a textured surface. Unlike
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, the rostral and caudal margins of the jugal process taper rostroventrally (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="12.[189,1251,281,3108]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">
Prefrontal—As in Stage 1
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specimens, the prefrontal is situated at the rostrolateral margin of the frontal, bounded caudally by a triangular, tab-like process from the frontal to separate it from the lacrimal caudolaterally (
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).
</paragraph>
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Frontal—As in Stage 1
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, the lacrimal notch in
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is elongate and narrow in dorsal view, the prefrontal notch is rostrocaudally stout in dorsal view, and the paired frontals are longer than wide (
<figureCitation box="[808,937,1669,1705]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[199,331,2967,2999]" captionTargetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1 Tyrannosaurus rex (CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na, FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4749455" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4749455/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" targetPageId="15">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
). Further evidence of the immature nature of the specimen is provided by the relatively elongate orbital margin (11 mm) and the shallow dorsotemporal fossa, which has a barely discernible rostral margin (
<figureCitation box="[203,332,1840,1876]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[199,331,2967,2999]" captionTargetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1 Tyrannosaurus rex (CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na, FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4749455" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4749455/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" targetPageId="15">Fig. 6B</figureCitation>
). Unlike Stage 1
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, the frontals appear to rise to meet each other along the midline rostral to the dorsotemporal fossa (
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); however, cracks suggest this may be an artifact of dorsoventral crushing.
</paragraph>
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Parietal—In
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<specimenCode box="[459,671,2010,2046]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">CMNH 7541</specimenCode>
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the delicate nuchal crest is low in caudal view (
<figureCitation box="[414,544,2052,2088]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[199,331,2967,2999]" captionTargetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1 Tyrannosaurus rex (CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na, FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4749455" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4749455/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" targetPageId="15">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
). Its dorsal margin is rostrally everted and the laterodorsal margin is convex in frontal section (
<figureCitation captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[199,331,2967,2999]" captionTargetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1 Tyrannosaurus rex (CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na, FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4749455" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4749455/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" targetPageId="15">Fig. 6A, B</figureCitation>
). Unlike Stage 1
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, the sagittal crest in lateral view is tall and blade-like.
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="12.[189,1251,281,3108]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">
Ectopterygoid—In
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<specimenCode box="[570,789,2222,2258]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">CMNH 7541</specimenCode>
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, unlike Stage 1
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, the ectopterygoid is inflated, except for the jugal ramus (
<figureCitation captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[199,331,2967,2999]" captionTargetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1 Tyrannosaurus rex (CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na, FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4749455" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4749455/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" targetPageId="15">Fig. 6D</figureCitation>
). As in Stage 1
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Lambe" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[543,726,2307,2343]" class="Reptilia" family="Tyrannosauridae" genus="Albertosaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Dinosauria" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="libratus">A. libratus</taxonomicName>
, the muscle scar on the jugal ramus is caudolaterally positioned.
</paragraph>
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Supraoccipital—As in Stage 1
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, the dorsal process of the supraoccipital of
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is narrow and has a horizontal dorsal border with flange-like rostrolateral edges (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="12.[189,1251,281,3108]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">
Basioccipital—As in Stage 1
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, the ventrolateral margins of the occipital condyle taper toward each other ventrally and the caudoventral condylar surface is flattened (
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). The ventral surface of the basituberal web is flat and arched in caudal view (
<figureCitation box="[609,746,2732,2768]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[199,331,2967,2999]" captionTargetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1 Tyrannosaurus rex (CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na, FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4749455" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4749455/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" targetPageId="15">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
). The median portion of the basioccipital is concave between the laminae and the bone is strongly excavated caudolaterally by the subcondylar recess (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="12.[189,1251,281,3108]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">
Parabasisphenoid—As in Stage 1
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, the pneumatic foramina in the basisphenoid are small and situated ventrally and the oval scar is smooth and lateroventrally oriented (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="12.[189,1251,281,3108]" lastBlockId="12.[1300,2361,280,742]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">
Dentary—As in Stage 1
<taxonomicName baseAuthorityName="Lambe" baseAuthorityYear="1914" box="[670,852,3071,3107]" class="Reptilia" family="Tyrannosauridae" genus="Albertosaurus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Dinosauria" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="libratus">A. libratus</taxonomicName>
the dentary of
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<specimenCode box="[1128,1377,280,3108]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">CMNH 7541</specimenCode>
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is relatively shallow in lateral view and narrow in ventral view (
<figureCitation box="[1407,1594,323,359]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[199,331,2967,2999]" captionTargetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1 Tyrannosaurus rex (CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na, FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4749455" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4749455/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" targetPageId="15">Fig. 6A, D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="12.[1300,2361,280,742]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">
Surangular—In
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<specimenCode box="[1632,1846,365,401]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">CMNH 7541</specimenCode>
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the surangular is shallow and the surangular shelf is horizontal (
<figureCitation box="[1882,2014,408,444]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[199,331,2967,2999]" captionTargetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1 Tyrannosaurus rex (CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na, FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4749455" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4749455/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" targetPageId="15">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="12.[1300,2361,280,742]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">
Prearticular—As in Stage 1
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the dorsal margin of the caudal ramus of the prearticular is restricted caudally (
<figureCitation box="[1313,1447,535,571]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[199,331,2967,2999]" captionTargetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1 Tyrannosaurus rex (CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na, FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4749455" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4749455/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" targetPageId="15">Fig. 6D</figureCitation>
), the caudal ramus is shallow with parallel dorsal and ventral margins (
<figureCitation box="[1584,1716,578,614]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="15.[199,331,2967,2999]" captionTargetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1 Tyrannosaurus rex (CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na, FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4749455" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4749455/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[238,2304,264,2928]" targetPageId="15">Fig. 6D</figureCitation>
), the rostral lamina is slightly expanded and its parallel margins converge to a point distally (
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), and the caudodorsal surface of the rostral lamina is smooth (
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).
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<paragraph blockId="12.[1686,1972,809,845]" box="[1686,1972,809,845]" pageId="12" pageNumber="509">CONCLUSIONS</paragraph>
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Immaturity of
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The morphological structure of
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agrees with that of Stage 1 specimens of
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and displays no mature features. The weight of evidence indicates that
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is juvenile. The presence of immature bone grain (
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) precludes the specimen from representing an adult pygmy tyrannosaurid.
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Status of Nanotyrannus—
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first suggested that
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might be a juvenile
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, based on his observations of
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, in which juveniles vary in “slightly different proportions than in the large specimens, as we should expect if they are of different (ontogenetic) ages” (
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).
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also suggested that
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might be an immature specimen of
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on the basis of its long and low snout, separate nasals and frontal, circular orbit, and rostrocaudally oval margin of the antorbital fenestra. Carpenter was uncertain of the significance of the last feature, owing to its acute rostral margin relative to that in immature specimens of
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. In fact, on both sides, this region is absent and restored in plaster in
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. Carpenters suggestion concerning ontogenetically variable features, except for the nasalfrontal contact, is consistent with the observations reported here. He noted two features that united the specimen with
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: considerable lateral constriction of the snout, and a dorsally broad temporal region (
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). However,
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tentatively accepted Russells identification of
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as?
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.
</paragraph>
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, and specimens referred to
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, share the following characters: (1) nasal processes of the premaxillae tightly appressed throughout their entire length (
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); (2) restricted exposure of the jugal within the antorbital fenestra (
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); (3) antorbital fossa reaches the nasal suture caudodorsally (
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); (4) transversely broad jugal pneumatic recess (
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); (5) elongate frontal sagittal crest (
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); (6) strongly divergent and short basal tubers (
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); (7) rostroventrally-oriented caudal occipital plate (
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); (8) shallow subcondylar recess (
<figureCitation box="[1840,2026,2514,2550]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="19.[191,323,2848,2880]" captionTargetBox="[229,2348,284,3012]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 8. Comparison of Stage 1 (CMNH 7541) and Stage 4 (AMNH 5027, MOR 555) skulls of Tyrannosaurus rex in palatal (A, B), dorsal (C, D), lateral (E, F), caudal (G, H), and rostral (I, J) views. Numbered labels indicate T. rex autapomorphies: (1) nasal processes of the premaxillae tightly appressed throughout their entire length; (2) restricted exposure of the jugal within the antorbital fenestra; (3) antorbital fossa reaches the nasal suture caudodorsally; (4) transversely broad jugal pneumatic recess; (5) elongate frontal sagittal crest; (6) strongly divergent and short basal tubers; (7) rostroventrally-oriented caudal occipital plate; (8) shallow subcondylar recess; (9) rostroventrally deep basisphenoid plate and rostrocaudally-restricted basisphenoid recess; (10) inflated ectopterygoid; (11) strongly convex rostral plate of the surangular; (12) transversely narrow snout and broad temporal region relative to other tyrannosaurids; and (13) deep mandible relative to other tyrannosaurids." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3958117" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3958117/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[229,2348,284,3012]" targetPageId="18">Fig. 8G, H</figureCitation>
); (9) rostroventrally deep basisphenoid plate and rostrocaudally-restricted basisphenoid recess (
<figureCitation box="[1510,1794,2599,2635]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="19.[191,323,2848,2880]" captionTargetBox="[229,2348,284,3012]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 8. Comparison of Stage 1 (CMNH 7541) and Stage 4 (AMNH 5027, MOR 555) skulls of Tyrannosaurus rex in palatal (A, B), dorsal (C, D), lateral (E, F), caudal (G, H), and rostral (I, J) views. Numbered labels indicate T. rex autapomorphies: (1) nasal processes of the premaxillae tightly appressed throughout their entire length; (2) restricted exposure of the jugal within the antorbital fenestra; (3) antorbital fossa reaches the nasal suture caudodorsally; (4) transversely broad jugal pneumatic recess; (5) elongate frontal sagittal crest; (6) strongly divergent and short basal tubers; (7) rostroventrally-oriented caudal occipital plate; (8) shallow subcondylar recess; (9) rostroventrally deep basisphenoid plate and rostrocaudally-restricted basisphenoid recess; (10) inflated ectopterygoid; (11) strongly convex rostral plate of the surangular; (12) transversely narrow snout and broad temporal region relative to other tyrannosaurids; and (13) deep mandible relative to other tyrannosaurids." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3958117" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3958117/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[229,2348,284,3012]" targetPageId="18">Fig. 8A, B, G, H</figureCitation>
); (10) inflated ectopterygoid (
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); (11) strongly convex rostral plate of the surangular (
<figureCitation box="[1313,1486,2685,2721]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="19.[191,323,2848,2880]" captionTargetBox="[229,2348,284,3012]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 8. Comparison of Stage 1 (CMNH 7541) and Stage 4 (AMNH 5027, MOR 555) skulls of Tyrannosaurus rex in palatal (A, B), dorsal (C, D), lateral (E, F), caudal (G, H), and rostral (I, J) views. Numbered labels indicate T. rex autapomorphies: (1) nasal processes of the premaxillae tightly appressed throughout their entire length; (2) restricted exposure of the jugal within the antorbital fenestra; (3) antorbital fossa reaches the nasal suture caudodorsally; (4) transversely broad jugal pneumatic recess; (5) elongate frontal sagittal crest; (6) strongly divergent and short basal tubers; (7) rostroventrally-oriented caudal occipital plate; (8) shallow subcondylar recess; (9) rostroventrally deep basisphenoid plate and rostrocaudally-restricted basisphenoid recess; (10) inflated ectopterygoid; (11) strongly convex rostral plate of the surangular; (12) transversely narrow snout and broad temporal region relative to other tyrannosaurids; and (13) deep mandible relative to other tyrannosaurids." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3958117" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/3958117/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" targetBox="[229,2348,284,3012]" targetPageId="18">Fig. 8E, F</figureCitation>
); (12) transversely narrow snout and broad temporal region relative to other tyrannosaurids (
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) (
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); and (13) deep mandible relative to other tyrannosaurids (
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). Given the low number of specimens of
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examined first-hand for this study, it is conceivable that some of these characters may be generic synapomorphies. Based on the close morphological similarities between the skull of
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and large
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skulls,
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I thus consider
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Nanotyrannus lancensis
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a
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of
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Tyrannosaurus rex
<bibRefCitation author="Osborn, H. F." box="[1681,1911,3072,3108]" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History" pageId="12" pageNumber="509" pagination="259 - 265" part="21" refId="ref19390" refString="Osborn, H. F. 1905. Tyrannosaurus and other Cretaceous carnivorous dinosaurs. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21: 259 - 265." title="Tyrannosaurus and other Cretaceous carnivorous dinosaurs" type="journal article" year="1905">Osborn, 1905</bibRefCitation>
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.
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FIGURE 5. Composite (AMNH 5664, CMN 11315, ROM 1247, TMP 91.36.500, USNM 12815) early ontogeny (large Stage 1) skull and jaw of
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in lateral (A, B) and dorsal (C) views. Skull length approximately 750 mm.
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FIGURE 6. Restored skull with occluded jaws of a Stage 1
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(CMNH 7541) in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), occipital (C), and palatal (D) views. Skull length is 572 mm. Rostral and transverse crushing of the suspensorium in A and B has not been corrected. Basisphenoid pneumatic foramina are restored in D; right squamosal is restored in B; occipital condyle is restored in C. Abbreviations: ang, os angulare; ar, os articulare; bo, os basioccipitale; bs, os basisphenoidale; bs rec cl, basisphenoid recess ceiling; co, os coronoideum; cr sag, crista sagittalis; dn, os dentale; ect, os ectopterygoideum; imf, fenestra intramandibulare; ipv, vacuita interpterygoideum; la, os lacrimale; mx, os maxillare; na,
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<paragraph blockId="16.[204,2364,2964,3109]" pageId="16" pageNumber="513">FIGURE 6. Continued os nasale; ot, os otoccipitale; pa, os parietale; pl, os palatinum; pmx, os premaxillare; pra, os prearticulare; prf, os prefrontale; pt, os pterygoideum; qj, os quadratojugale; qu, os quadratum; qu for, foramen quadratum; rec pnu bs, recessus pneumaticum basisphenoidale; rec pn pl, recessus pneumaticum palatinum; sq, os squamosum; spl, os spleniale; spl fen, fenestra spleniale; suborb fen, fenestra suborbitalis; sur, os surangulare; tp, tooth puncture; vo, vomer.</paragraph>
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FIGURE 7. Immature bone grain on the lateral surface of the antorbital fossa of the maxilla (A; reversed), jugal (B), surangular (C), and the dorsal surface of the nasal and frontal (D) of an early ontogeny
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(CMNH 7541). Skull length is 572 mm.
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Ontogeny in
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Ontogeny in the craniofacial skeleton of
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is characterized by a global shift from a gracile early ontogeny to a robust late ontogeny morphotype. In
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the rostral maxillary and dentary teeth become conical, expanding and deepening the alveolar processes of the maxilla and dentary (
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). The tooth row becomes rostrodorsally reoriented, and the teeth become procumbent (
<bibRefCitation author="Bakker, R. T. &amp; M. Williams &amp; P. J. Currie" box="[796,1129,2238,2274]" journalOrPublisher="Hunteria" pageId="17" pageNumber="514" pagination="1 - 30" part="1" refId="ref18472" refString="Bakker, R. T., M. Williams, and P. J. Currie. 1988. Nanotyrannus, a new genus of pygmy tyrannosaur, from the latest Cretaceous of Montana. Hunteria 1: 1 - 30." title="Nanotyrannus, a new genus of pygmy tyrannosaur, from the latest Cretaceous of Montana" type="journal article" year="1988">Bakker et al., 1988</bibRefCitation>
). Also, the maxilla loses three to four teeth from the rostral end of the tooth row, because the rostral teeth undergo the greatest change. Although tooth count has been used to distinguish tyrannosaurid taxa (e.g.,
<bibRefCitation author="Bakker, R. T. &amp; M. Williams &amp; P. J. Currie" box="[500,836,2404,2440]" journalOrPublisher="Hunteria" pageId="17" pageNumber="514" pagination="1 - 30" part="1" refId="ref18472" refString="Bakker, R. T., M. Williams, and P. J. Currie. 1988. Nanotyrannus, a new genus of pygmy tyrannosaur, from the latest Cretaceous of Montana. Hunteria 1: 1 - 30." title="Nanotyrannus, a new genus of pygmy tyrannosaur, from the latest Cretaceous of Montana" type="journal article" year="1988">Bakker et al., 1988</bibRefCitation>
), caution is advised because counts appear to be sensitive to ontogenetic and individual variation.
</paragraph>
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A similar pattern of loss of tooth positions is present in the maxilla of
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, dropping from 16 to 13 alveoli (
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). Although one large Stage 1 specimen (USNM 12814) has a low alveolus count, this specimen is the most mature of the growth stage (Carr, in prep.). While loss of alveoli may be individually variable, it is evident that the phenomenon occurs in mature specimens (
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). Among other archosaurs, ontogenetic tooth loss has been reported by
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, Wermuth (1953), and
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in Crocodylus cataphractus, C. porosus, C. siamensis, and Tomistoma schlegelii. This indicates that ontogenetic tooth loss among
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is not withXout precedent among Archosauria.
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In agreement with Molnars detailed functional analysis (1973), the adult skull of
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is constructed for forceful biting. In
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, the dorsotemporal fossa becomes deeply excavated during ontogeny, reflecting hypertrophied adductor musculature (
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). The entire skull is modified to accommodate the change, including the rostrally-oriented orbits (
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). In concert with the increase in bite force, the muzzle and jaws become deep and contacts between bones are strengthened by peg-and-socket sutures, such as the nasomaxillary contact (
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). The facial skeleton is buttressed to deliver and absorb the resultant forces of increased bite force, evidenced by the strut-like rostral margin of the antorbital fossa, which passes to the columnar dorsum of the snout. Also, the premaxillary dental arcade of early growth stages is abandoned for a sparser arrangement of teeth (
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), indicating the less specialized grasping function characteristic of the remainder of the rostral maxillary tooth row.
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In addition, the craniofacial air sac system (sensu
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,
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,
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) had a primary role in modifying bone structure. The antorbital air sac rested within the antorbital fenestra and antorbital fossa, sending diverticula into the ectopterygoid, palatine, lacrimal, jugal, and maxilla. As maturity was attained, the diverticula invaded the bones more fully, expanding the sinuses and bones. Combined with changes induced by an enlarged dentition, late ontogeny specimens became swollenfaced relative to their smaller, sleeker progeny. It is probable that the swollen bones had greater cross-sectional strength than the strap-like bones of smaller animals, a morphological shift that would be important for taking live prey.
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Finally, pneumatic features indicate further ontogenetic change in
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. The Stage 4 specimens
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, and
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share maxillary fenestrae that are rostrodorsally deep and extend medial to the rostral margin of the antorbital fossa to a greater degree than in other specimens (e.g.,
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,
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,
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). In addition, the interfenestral strut is thin, and additional pneumatic foramina are present at the apex (
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) or at the base (
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) of the interfenestral strut.
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TABLE 2. Maxillary tooth counts of maxillary alveoli, growth stage, and skull lengths of
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specimens showing a tendency for more mature specimens to have fewer tooth positions. () = estimated.
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15 (
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678 (
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)
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<th box="[338,570,484,517]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">ROM 1247</th>
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<td box="[1182,1545,484,517]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">14 (pers. obs.)</td>
<td box="[1830,2239,484,517]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">(750) (pers. obs.)</td>
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13 (
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(795) (
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<td box="[1182,1545,553,587]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">15 (pers. obs.)</td>
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<td box="[1182,1545,588,623]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">15 (pers. obs.)</td>
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13 (
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(962) (
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<tr box="[338,2239,697,730]" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">
<th box="[338,570,697,730]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">UA 10</th>
<td box="[845,924,697,730]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">3</td>
<td box="[1182,1545,697,730]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">13 (Currie, pers. comm.)</td>
<td box="[1830,2239,697,730]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">(900) (Currie, pers. comm.)</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[338,2239,733,765]" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">
<th box="[338,570,733,765]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">AMNH 5458</th>
<td box="[845,924,733,765]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">3</td>
<td box="[1182,1545,733,765]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">14 (pers. obs.)</td>
<td box="[1830,2239,733,765]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">
990 (
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)
</td>
</tr>
<tr box="[338,2239,768,800]" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">
<th box="[338,570,768,800]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">CMN 2120</th>
<td box="[845,924,768,800]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">3</td>
<td box="[1182,1545,768,800]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">13 (pers. obs.)</td>
<td box="[1830,2239,768,800]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">1,000 (pers. obs.)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph blockId="19.[195,1257,918,1703]" pageId="19" pageNumber="516">
It is evident that the distinct structural patterns of early and late ontogeny specimens of
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constrained their respective foraging behaviors, which in late ontogeny individuals appears specialized to grasp and hold live prey or to dismember a large carcass. Alternatively, the changes represent a reaction norm to the size of the skull, increased bite forces, and increased prey size. Nonetheless, it is not improbable that small and large animals differed in foraging strategy, consumption technique, and/ or prey type. Such size dependent differences are found in extant crocodilians (
<bibRefCitation author="Grenard, S." bookContentInfo="210 pp." box="[501,745,1625,1661]" journalOrPublisher="Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida" pageId="19" pageNumber="516" refId="ref18843" refString="Grenard, S. 1991. Handbook of Alligators and Crocodiles. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, Florida, 210 pp." title="Handbook of Alligators and Crocodiles" type="book" year="1991">Grenard, 1991</bibRefCitation>
) and monitor lizards (
<bibRefCitation author="Auffenberg, W." bookContentInfo="419 pp" journalOrPublisher="University of Florida Press, Gainsville" pageId="19" pageNumber="516" refId="ref18435" refString="Auffenberg, W. 1988. Gray's Monitor Lizard. University of Florida Press, Gainsville, 419 pp" title="Gray's Monitor Lizard" type="book" year="1988">Auffenberg, 1988</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation author="Auffenberg, W." bookContentInfo="560 pp." box="[406,489,1667,1703]" journalOrPublisher="University Press of Florida, Gainsville" pageId="19" pageNumber="516" refId="ref18456" refString="1994. The Bengal Monitor. University Press of Florida, Gainsville, 560 pp." title="The Bengal Monitor" type="book" year="1994">1994</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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