248: PNSO Daspletosaurus (Cole 2023) Review
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- It seems that PNSO is embarking on the carcharodontosaurid route and giving us a string of related genera, so right after the Cameron T Rex, we have here, a Daspletosaurus.
Daspletosaurus is most unusual in having the longest limbs of any tyrannosaurid, proportionately speaking. This is shown here, as is the excellent head. The body and legs however I leave it up to experts to advise me, as I have mixed feelings about them.
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I know a lot of collectors give PNSO criticism for its lack of intricate colors on their models, but honestly I think they’re all very well applied and give a naturalistic feel to them. I personally care more about realism, and I can definitely see a Daspletosaurus looking like this in real life.
agreed
Have you ever seen a dinosaur? Did you use back to the future Delorean to see them in person? Realism....what realism? Pnso models are great but they ve always the same colour scheme... I like meraxes because has a little bit different colour scheme. Why dinosaurs have to be all brown?
@@ciuffoarancione8929 they are not completely the same, even figures that have the same base color...also its realistic because you see many animals in nature having similar colors...cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, servals, ocelots all of these got the same base color, their pattern is what is mostly different in the coloration
realistic means to not care about style but only what benefits the animal to survive a big predator that lives in an environment with a lot of brown around like tree trunks and mud will benefit from that color even unrelated individuals might evolve similar color convergently
and its not like ALL their figures are brown its been quite a while since we had a brown figure and its inevitable when they have made so many dinosaur models to NOT use similar coloration
but one thing i agree with you is the pattern, they can use more than just stripes for example lythronax is a nice change in pattern from stripes to spots
@@mewhen76 yes but these are animals that do not have to worry about blending in with the environment to hunt prey and even they are not that colorful...emus only have a calm light blue head and cassowaries although their neck is blue with the red wattles the rest of the body is completely dull
@@mewhen76 Cassowaries and Emus are both herbivorous, and are no where close to the size and weight class of large theropod dinosaurs. Predatory animals generally have colorations and patterns to help camouflage and break up their silhouette.
I love this figure! I personally like the propotions on it. This and the Lythronax are on their way for me already haha. And in Facebook an Albertosaurus was already unofficially teased so that makes me extremely excited! So now am just unpatiently waiting for the official release XD and the first PNSO figure I will buy 2 so I can make a couple haha.
Oh I am definitely sinking my teeth into that Albertosaurus! An albertosaurine, and with a really promising pose! Very excited about that... less excited about the colour scheme though 😥
@@DinosDragons The color scheme really is the only not the best thing about it, tho I am so biased with Albertosaurus that in the end it doesnt even bother me. Tho some color on the face would have been nicer.
completely agree with the sentiment that this has juvenile-looking proportions. definitely throws me off about this. fingers crossed that they'll release another Daspletosaurus of the other species that expresses more characteristic bulk.
The thing is, I _have_ seen skeletals with lankier hindlimb proportions. But the way this whole things comes together, and the relative size of that head to body... I just can't get my head around it. 🤔
Excelente análisis como siempre!!!....., aunque supongo que muchos lo conocerán , hay un pequeño truco que puede utilizarse para arreglar fallos de estabilidad en figuras que la pierdan con el tiempo utilizando calor para devolver las extremidades a su posición original.
There is a little trick that can be used to restore stability in figures that have lost it over time, ... It consists of applying some heat on the legs of the figure with a hair dryer or similar,and carefully with your fingers return the hind legs to their original stable position (I use my wife's hair dryer that has various temperature levels).
I love the fact that your reviews are so well complemented with scientific data.
Thank you for your advice! I do use the heat method from time to time. Unfortunately, some of the material used by PNSO is really so soft that over time, you just have to keep repeating the process. HLG uses a harder material for their legs, which does result in seams, but at least they seem to have avoided any catastrophic falls so far!
I do enjoy sharing little tidbits of science when I have something to say about the dinosaur reviewed! I think it helps us appreciate these models even more! 🙂
Another "great" model and another great review as always. With all of these PNSO models having come out recently i would love to see something like a top 10 (personal) favorite PNSO models. I myself have already made one (not owning many of the models) mostly based on images and stuff ive seen online. A top 10 from someone who actually owns (most) of the models could maybe give me more insight.
Anyways, im looking forward to your next review.
That would probably be one of the hardest videos I'll ever do! 🤣 It's going to be like my other top 'ten' videos, but instead of maybe 2 or 3 honourable mentions, I'd have to put in another ten! Thanks for your support! 😊
What do you think about remaking the updated PNSO theropod video given the many new releases?
I think that I would now need _two_ tables! 🤣🤣
This is a certified pnso classic
It has its own charms for sure!
I'm glad to see more representation in Tyrannosaurs from such a high quality group like PNSO, but man has Haolonggood won me over recently by filling the void of no herbivores from PNSO as well as more obscure and less represented dinosaurs.
PNSO feels too stagnant at the moment and desperately need to change things up.
I am hoping after this tyrannosaur wave they will have a different approach. I think it definitely is causing the potential for each new tyrannosaurid to garner excitement to depreciate. When you get them all at once you take them for granted and may even get bored. Which is a pity if their strategy costs them.
Haolonggood is amazing right now. Excellent sculpt, bold color schemes, amazing paintwork, and it's also cheaper by quite a large margin.
Hmm on my daspletosaurus from PNSO the colour is paler than yours so the stripes stand out more giving a more zebra than tiger feel, but its only a slight difference but I notice it a lot xD
There are slight variations across models, and it could also be the lighting I used. But as long as you like yours, that's what matters! 😁😁
A very nice figure but as you say the proportions just don't seem right. This convinced me to get the Safari Daspleto instead. And I'm one who always chooses PNSO versions over any other company.
Yes in fact I was surprised how much I like the Wild Safari Daspleto!
Just saw photos of the PNSO Albertosaurus/Gorgosaurus and it looks great.
Hope you get a chance to review this one soon.
Also, it would be a dream figure if PNSO could manage a 1/35 adult Shantungosaurus.
A behemoth of an animal from China that is curiously lacking in figure representation.
Have a good one.
Well by now I can definitely tell you the two albertosaurines look fantastic! 😁 As I'm sure you've seen by now. I would absolutely love a true 1:35 Shantungosaurus. PNSO's previous one was really imbalanced and mine just wouldn't stand up no matter what. Had to give it away.
On the images it looked so drab , in hand its beatifuel . Nice review as always and excited for the gorgosaurus/ albertosaurus but after thaf even i say theropodpause
For sure! Since we're on this wave already, might as well have both albertosaurines. But after that I would welcome some diversity!
PNSO really are leading the charge for simple, affordable and accurate models. Bravo gentlemen.
I think the affordability part depends on where you live. For Asians they can be considered downright cheap. For US more expensive. For the EU... ruinous! 😖
If they could just do maip already that would be great. I want a good megaraptor already
There are rumours about Haolonggood releasing a megaraptorid
Can't say I'm too excited given how poorly known it is. Referencing other megaraptorids doesn't quite paint as clear a picture as the same exercise in other theropod groups. 🤔
overall im unsold on this one. i really do like the head sculpt and kinda dig the inverted t. rex paintjob, but the legs are just too wonky. i really liked the side by side with cameron because of the sheer size of tyrannosaurus. can we expect a tyrannosaur parade? great video btw!
Haha we'll see! I know an Albertosaurus is coming, and I wonder how many more tyrannosaurs we'll see! I expect Gorgosaurus makes sense.
I love this dinosaurs Pnso.
I don't really mind the proportions personally. I would think it's within the boundaries of individual variation and adds some variety to the tyrannosaur set. Similar to how the PNSO tarbosaurus is very robust yet not unreasonably so.
My puzzlement lies in the neotany of the proportions which seem to be outside of normal range of variation. The head I would say is distinctly adult. The PNSO is exceptionally robust, but if I imagine the various bone lengths, they still agree with what we know of the adult morphology. I surrender in defeat on this question! 🤷♂️
For ages, the paleofigure community has longed for more and more Theropod figures, and PNSO has decided to step up and give us what we asked for. Just as you predicted in your Cameron's video, PNSO gave us this handsome Daspletosaurus. Cole's color pattern reminds me of PNSO Qianzhousaurus's color pattern. They both look alike. But this Daspletosaurus looks more chocolaty than the Qianzhousaurus. And I agree with the fact that this Daspletosaurus looks like a Youngling. But its head is bigger than its body. In my personal opinion, I don't mind having different dinosaur figures as long as they represent different species. In that way, we can fill our shelves with different species. It may be Sauropods, Theropods, Ceratopsians, etc. All I want is for each dinosaur to get their respective figure. Not only dinosaurs but prehistoric mammals and other prehistoric creatures as well. This might sound like a crazy idea.😅😅 But I have a dream to collect all the prehistoric animal figures I can buy and find (I know we all have that dream). So I'm excited to see what's next for PNSO. Thank you so much for this video, my dear sir. You are the reason I'm so passionate about this subject and hobby. Thank you ❤
I certainly have no objection to PNSO wanting to release 10 dinosaurs from the same clade... but not in one continuous wave! I don't get it. That only makes people wait to see which ones they like, and buy maybe only 2 or 3. But if they spread them out, each one would be a surprise greeted with much excitement. I wish they would go back to surprising us like they did a couple years ago. You never knew what animal you would get next, so each one was considered very special.
PNSO already did my favorite Tyrannosaur but I really want a Gorgosaurus in the future.
At any rate we're definitely getting an Albertosaurus. If that's the end of the wave, you could call it a Gorgosaurus and get away with it! 😊
First of all, I apologize for my future English, please, be generous. The second is a general criticism of PNSO general policy. I do not understand why they don't choose a singular specimen and reproduce it at a determinate scale. That is the point to this Daspletosaurus, as you well indicate in your wonderful video. The third point is the little risk that PNSO takes in the poses of their dinosaurs!!! Always an animal walking, one leg in front the other. The fourth point is the conservative view about the posible coloration of the animals, always brownish tones, if you compare current animals you can see that the patterns are very variables, more in predators!!! And last, but not least, PNSO is my favorite brand making GREAT figures of dinosaurs, but I would like they produce PERFECT figures of dinosaurs!!!
You make very good points! Here are some thoughts.
1. I think scale itself always has some variation depending on whose estimate you use, and also how the model maker himself decides the length will be taken. Consequently, even if something is close to 1:35, there will be someone who disagrees, even on the same model! That's one reason I don't bother to debate people who say that such and such a model is a different scale than what I estimated, unless I am clearly wrong and then I put that right up top in my description box to correct it.
2. Then, the actual size of the dinosaur makes a difference. For example, it's easy to do 1:35 for larger animals and still be able to give it very fine detailing and a complex paintjob. To do the same for a small dinosaur would be technically harder, and even if done, you would not be able to see it at that small size.
3. The poses are chosen because the way you can pose a biped will always be limited if you _want it to be able to stand without using some kind of external support, such as a stand or a base or oversized clown feet_ That's a tradeoff. I think PNSO has in fairness tried various ways to vary this, but if they decided to go with a base for their Museum line models like they used to do, you could definitely have a much greater dynamic range of poses.
4. Colour-wise, believe me. It ha been discussed to death on the Chinese forums and PNSO definitely knows about our disappointment here. They have never given a reply as to why this is done, so we can only guess. Some people say that given the complexity they give their paint jobs, it would be very expensive to offer more than a few colour mixes. Given how much pride PNSO has for their work, I wonder about this.
Their Daspletosaurus is pretty interesting ngl, not my favorite nut still a nice one so I might get Cole when am ready
Overall this review on Cole, the Daspletosaurus is awesome & can't wait for the next one 👍
Which PNSO theropods have you gotten so far?
Nice, this figure is very tempting! I just got my Cameron the Tyrannosaurus though, and it is infinity beautiful. I finally have a figure of Sue in 1/35 scale. It also scales beautifully with Lucas the Giganotosaurus which I beleive is based on the holotype Mucpv-Ch1.
Great video as always!
Thank you! And with a username like yours, I can be sure you're going to have high standards for any Tyrannosaurus you own! 😁
Creo, en mi humilde opinión, que uno de los puntos más importantes de esta figura son los pliegues de piel que le han representado en todas las articulaciones. Le han sabido dar una textura a la piel menos reptiliana. Similar a lo que hicieron con Giganotosaurus, pero manteniendo el nivel a una escala inferior. Cada vez la línea que separaba la línea estándar y la línea museo es más difusa y solo se puede valorar por los extras dentro de la caja 🤔 Fuera de todo esto, ha sido un gusto ver tu análisis y coincido con todos los puntos que mencionas sobre la figura 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
¡Gracias por el cumplido! Y tienes mucha razón. Es decepcionante que la línea Museum tenga poco que la diferencie de los modelos habituales.
Creo que una gran razón es que sus modelos habituales han mejorado tanto en calidad, porque las diferencias son bastante pequeñas, y nos parecen no mucho más mejor.
En el pasado, les dieron bases, por lo que se convirtió en algo más especial. Ojalá hicieran eso ahora.🙂😪
@@DinosDragons Muy cierto... Tengo curiosidad por ver hacia dónde van a dirigir la producción después de los tyrannosauridae 🤔
As a Tyrannosauruidae lover, i just want more of them to display next to my new Cameron. I wish pnso could make these three Tyrannosaur 1. Albertosaurus 2. Nanuqsaurus 3 Gorgosaurus
Even tho this Daspletosaurus' proportions isn't the greatest, it's still a hell of a good figure to add to the collection imo
Albertosaurus and Gorgosaurus to flesh out the albertosaurines for sure! But wy Nanuqsaurus? There isn't very much of it.
@@DinosDragons idk man, ever sense the paper of the nanuqsaurus came out, I'm just obsessed with that thing lol
1st CollectA, then Safari Ltd & finally Beasts of the Mesozoic. Now PNSO has as a Daspletosaurus. But which Daspletosaurus is it? I seem to recall that there are 2 different kinds. D. Horneri & D. Torosus. I’ve seen & heard about them in books & Documentaries about the many different types of Dinosaurs that once existed on our planet. Before they became extinct.
I would guess _wilsoni_ given the relatively shallow skull and the reduced lacrimal cornual process area. _Torosus_ has a more robust, deep skull and more pronounced cornual process. Then again I'm no theropod enthusiast, so hopefully someone else could fill in!
Like you, I was perplexed by what seems more a juvenile representation given the “awkward chick” appearance of this very leggy figure. I’ll have to check out my skeletal references another time-they’re all packed up for a move. The paint scheme is underwhelming in its sameness compared to PNSO releases from years ago.
There are some good things, here and I’d love a good Daspletosaurus.
However, I’m not sold on this figure.
This may be the first time I pass on a PNSO for interpretive reasons.
i was thinking that this figure might somewhat fit the randomdinos daspletosaurus torosus skeletal which is the most slender restoration of a daspletosaurus you will find out there...and maybe with the addition of the extra fatty pad on the feet along with the more "rearing" pose might give the illusion of too long legs?
i tried comparing the proportion of the legs of the figure and the skeletal excluding the feet to see if its true and they indeed are pretty similar, still got a slight difference but the main proportion looked similar
if you are good with skeletal comparisons i would like to hear your opinion on it
@@firegator6853 I tried to reply through gmail but I think it got lost in the aether.
I’ll just reiterate.
Daspletosaurus is one of my favorite smaller tyrannosaurids.
I did want to try a skeletal comparison but we’re moving and all my books are in a storage unit.
Any comparison I might do would be using online resources.
I’m a hard copy kind of guy for the most part.
DinosDragons will have a bird’s eye view of this and I’m sure he will try to get any follow up insight that is available.
PNSO generally provides the finest, affordable, up to date figures of any company but this seems to have been a misstep.
The snaky tail and mismatched(seeming mismatched….I am not an expert but I feel fairly competent as to the anatomy/morphology)body structures is something akin to Safari, Inc.
I could be way out of line.
Smaller tyrannosaurids may very well not represent a classic larger predator profile given the very nature of a smaller body plan allowing for a faster, more aggressive predator whose morphology might invite a more ‘leggy’ nature.
Fast movers might look very different.
Again, I’m without references so, I’m clutching at straws and bumbling in the dark.
Solely my opinion.
Please, no torches and pitchforks.
I left my PhD. under a boardwalk in Ocean City…..
@thomasmonroe7947 I actually was going to pass on this one based just on images. But hoping that perhaps in hand it'd be different... I'll say in hand it does look better, and when I look at it from _some_ angles (such as 3/4 to the L side) it looks really good. And in others, it's almost close to reconstructions I've seen, like the randomdinos one.
But looked directly at from the side, especialy the R, there is just something off. I can't decide if it's proportions, pose, posture, or some permutation of any of the above. 🤔
@@DinosDragons you know, the head and neck I thought came together very well.
Even some of the post cranial sculpt was good.
But the final “assemblage” of all the pieces on the blueprint seems just a little off.
My aesthetic appreciation will be mine as each to their own.
I cannot fault PNSO just because this particular offering doesn’t appeal to me.
I can attest to the fact that the company efforts are appreciated as I have more PNSO figures sitting in a storage unit than I have dollar bills in my pocket.
Still hoping they can find their way to bringing us some of the larger hadrosaurs and conjure a way to return to doing sauropods.
The hobby of dinosaur figure collecting seems to really be growing and I’m sure PNSO and the other emerging quality figure producers are just getting hammered with idea suggestions.
Me?
I’m very happy that these companies exist, that the interest in prehistoric life continues to chug along and I am always anticipating what’s to come.
It’s a fun time to be a Dino nerd!
@@DinosDragons There is in fact something off in the model. The head, neck, torso and tail looks fine, the forearms too, but the problem is at the legs.
They do look a little too long, although its not the total size of the leg that is the main problem itself, but the femur-tibia proportion. The femur is too short, and the tibia too long, I suspect this last thing happened consequently to the first. Due to too short femur they needed to lengthen the tibia to reach an acceptable total height of the whole leg, but by doing so they give it a juvenile appearance (longer tibias than femurs vs longer femoras than tibias of adults).
If you look at adult Daspletosaurus skeletons in neutral pose, the distal part of the femur ends almost at the level where the distal pubis ends, so the knee is at the same level of the belly. This is not the case in the PNSO model (left side, neutral leg pose), I can see the knee is a little too high placed, making the distal femur to end higher that the posterior ribs, and the tibia reaching a higher level than the pubic foot .
The model can be fixed by shortening the tibia and making the femur a little longer. In adults the tibia is 87% of femur length, here i would say is a crazy 110-120%, clearly out Dasp proportions.
Looking at skeletals, the bulk is actually fine. I think the leg posturing just makes it look slimmer than it actually is.
I'll have to relook at it. I actually wrote a few paleontologists to set me straight, but they haven't gotten back to me yet.
awesome another great review keep it up but one question why did u not bring the species of daspletosaurus species?(Wilsoni,Horneri and torosus)
I wasn't sure but if I had to guess, I would say _wilsoni_. It has a relatively shallow skull and the reduced lacrimal cornual process area compared to _torosus_ which has a deeper, more robust, and more pronounced cornual process. I don't claim to be any theropod enthusiast. Hopefully someone could jump in!
Definitely getting this to pose as s juvenile rex.
It might be a bit big depending on who you stand him next to though 🤔
@@DinosDragonsor a sun-adult
When will PNSO learn how to give lips to their dinosaurs?
When they are convinced of the lip theory. Until then, we're just gonna expect the same in this department from them!
Not a fan of the skinny long legs and the paint on the teeth. I read that. Daspletosaurus had bigger teeth than even T Rex so why does his teeth look so wimpy?
Do you mean in relative terms or absolute terms? I didn't notice anything glaringly obvious. But then again I really know very little about theropods compared to other groups I'm more passionate about.
Comparisons with yutyrannus/zhungengtyrannus? Maybe in the future when we get the lythronax and albertosaurus
I didn't think to do that unfortunately! Maybe my next tyrannosaurid review, probably the Albertosaurus! 😁
@@DinosDragons oh yeah!
For different tyrannosaurs maybe alkasaurus would be a nice change of pace
Er... I've never heard of Alkasaurus. What is it?
El esculpido de la boca se ve genial. Igual pienso que las proporciones de las piernas se ven algo raras 🤔 Yo espero que PNSO empiece a arriesgarse más con los colores de sus tiranosáuridos, yo no espero un verde fosforescente 😂 con un color gris darian un paso satisfactorio 🤔
¡Sí, es realmente triste todo el potencial desperdiciado aquí! ¡Simplemente no entiendo su terquedad en persistir con este esquema de color y selección! 😥
interesting response to Haolongood's appearance isn't it, doubling down on tbe relentless mega theropods?
I have a feeling they are not that responsive to competitor actions 🤔. They probably had a plan already, indepedent of HLG's comings and goings. Quite a few fans have written PNSO with their concerns I think.
Looks like juvenile TRex
I thought so, certainly the proportions. But the head is quite adult so... 🤷♂️
Didn’t you see the Gorgosaurus & Albertosaurus leaks?
Gorgosaurus as well?
there is an albertosaurus...but gorgosaurus?
@AndyCog_1710 Yes I have seen the Albertosaurus recently. But not Gorgosaurus. The Albertosaurus looks really good with a promising pose, but unfortunately the colour seems to be the same old. Will wait for confirmation from my source.
The morphology of the figure does not seem consistent with fossilized remains. The images of their Lythronax appear more promising. Would welcome more basal members and derived of the Tyrannosauridae.
My thoughts exactly. I even tracked down the 1970 Rusell paper and I'm hoping someone can give me references for where this one might come from. Even the making-of video from PNSO is short on details.
What species of Daspletosaurus is that supposed to be?
I can't be sure but if I were to take a stab at it, I would guess _wilsoni_ thanks to its relatively more longirostrine and shallower skull, not to mention the reduced lacrimal cornual process area which I would expect PNSO to enthusiastically pile on if it were _torosus_ . Again, not a theropod enthusiast. Hopefully someone could lend a hand here!
This one actually disappointed me too...first of all it looks inferior to the released promo images...you pointed the leg proportion to the body to which I also wonders...and also it looks like the stability of this figure is bad.
The leg stability is actually quite all right, though whether it stays that way is a different story! 😁 I still can't pinpoint what is it that bothers me. Maybe it's the leg proportions or the posture, or both!
I agree that the Daspletosaurus brown paint scheme is bland. I hope PNSO releases a Siats in the future.
I don't think so considering what happened with Sinopliosaurus. What could we hope to see with the fragments we have of Siats? 😳
@@DinosDragons Another collector said the same thing about not enough Siats fossils...just wishful thinking on my part.
i love this figure and it will nicely in my collection because i already got a lot of dinosaur park formaiton fauna
i think the proportions fits nicely the randomdinos daspletosaurus skeletal, the longer looking legs could be explained by the extra fatty pad that skeletals lack and the more "rearing" pose
from this new bunch i was considering this daspletosaurus and lythronax, there is also an upcoming albertosaurus and i saw another mold of a different tyrannosaurid that i cannot identify
The Albertosaurus is a must have for me! The pose looks great as well! The Lythronax I would definitely recommend, as a potential candidate for second-run-deficiency syndrome 😌
It does look very good. My only issue is that the arms are very pronated.
You can say what you want about this figure, but the arms are correct!
@@iamlegend3007 really because they look really pronated to me
i dont see what you mean...the hands face normally each other like they should
@@tyrannotherium7873 Pronated means like a kangaroo for example.
@tyrannotherium7873 What do you mean?
몸통이 좀 마른거 같다. 이녀석은 패스해야겠다
The leg proportions alone gave me second thoughts.
I think I'll pass on this model though I do like the colour scheme! Makes me think that it's a female given the lack of colour on the crests and duller colours.
I think you'll certainly prefer the Lythronax!
🤔 Not bad...
For sure! If you like this, I am sure you will like their Albertosaurus!
@@DinosDragons PNSO is building a fantastic theropod collection. Without a doubt the famous albertosaurus will be a great figure 👏
Looks too much like their rex imo, they should've tried a different paint scheme
Yes I was absolutely surprised. I expected Cameron to match Andrea's colouration and pattern, but after the carcharodontosaurids, this feels like a step back. Hopefully the Lythronax shows that this is just a glitch in the Matrix, but still looking at their Albertosaurus colour and pattern... I'll have to have _that_ one in hand before I can fully keep my hopes up colour wise 🤣
While an excellent model detail wise, indeed the proportions are slightly off. The torso is too short and should be about 10-20% larger depending on the individual. The chest should also be deeper, with the underbelly extending to just above the knee. There is of course also the legs. The femur looks alright but the fiba and tibia as well as the feet are a bit too long. The may also be personal preference but the tail could use a touch more muscle on the m. Caudal femoralis Longus
repost as youtube seems to have deleted the original, and edited now with references
Paul, Gregory S. (2008) "The extreme lifestyles and habits of the gigantic tyrannosaurid superpredators of the Late Cretaceous of North America and Asia" in Tyrannosaurus rex, the Tyrant King (Life of the Past), Bloomington: Indiana University Press, p. 316 ISBN: 0-253-35087-5.
Persons, Scott; Currie, Philip. (2010). "'The Tail of Tyrannosaurus: Reassessing the Size and Locomotive Importance of the M. caudofemoralis in Non-Avian Theropods'". The Anatomical Record 294: 119-131.
That is weird as I definitely saw your first message and replied to that. But thanks again for your insightful feedback. It's always great to hear from theropod enthusiasts, since this is one group I admittedly have very little interest in myself. I actually have those papers, and I'm going to have a reread to gain new insight. Thanks once again for your enlightening post!
@@DinosDragons may just be something on my end, but either way huge thanks for going back and responding to the same thing twice! Really brightened my day, and I am glad my commentary was of use