Just watched some YouTube early access on the new dinos and it looks like the olorotitan is the same size as the other hadrosaurs. I thought this one was supposed to be a bit bigger? I looked online and it seems like it is supposed to be a bit larger and way heavier to a Parasaurolophus. Think it said Parasaurolophus was an estimated max weight of 2.5 tons while olorotitan was 5 tons.
olorotitan size
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Olorotitan was considered larger than other hadrosaurs at some point, but paleontologists re-examined it and found it to have a more regular size.
It's more accurate but less spectacular, so I'm also a bit disappointed.
It's more accurate but less spectacular, so I'm also a bit disappointed.
Where did these false reports of Olorotitan being a giant come from? It has always been an average-sized (8-9m long) lambeosaurine since the initial description. Scientists haven't "downsized" it, it is known from an almost complete skeleton so there was never any confusion about how big it is.
Godefroit et. al 2003 = describes holotype (= largest, most complete individual) as "...comparable in size to Parasaurolophus cyrtocristatus", presents a c.8.5m long skeletal reconstruction.
2007 = 9m long skeletal mount of Olorotitan unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Brussels.
Paul 2010 = gives an 8m (26ft) length for Olorotitan.
Godefroit et. al 2012 = provides rigorous measurements for all holotype bones = substantially smaller animal than a mature Edmontosaurus.
Right now it's actually Parasaurolophus that should be the biggest hadrosaur in the game. Since Parasaurolophus does not appear in Asia, but some scientists considered Charonosaurus a junior synonym of Parasaurolophus, which is one of the biggest Hadrosaurs. And since in the game Parasaurolophus is also found in Asia, we can assume that Frontier also took this approach.
I agree, Olorotitan is far too small in the game it was about the same size asbEdmontosaurus.
Shantungosaurus from China. It's indeed one of the largest Hadrosaurs.
Though Charonosaurus as I already mentioned also got really big. There is also Magnapaulia from Mexico. And Edmontosaurus also got bigger than T. rex.
Those four are probably among the largest.