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Dinoken

Dinoken
Qianzhousaurus was a much more gracile, & swifter tyrannosaurid, when compared to the likes of T.rex and Tarbosaurus. It had smaller blade like teeth. And it may have preyed on smaller, & faster dinosaurs which lived with it like the Ornithomimids, and Oviraptorsaurs.

Qianzhousaurus (in Blue) is quite a bit larger than the 2 species of Alioramus. Also this is roughly based on the holotype specimen which was likely a sub-adult/young adult. Which is why the adult size has been estimated at 8-9 meters long(26-30 feet), and weighed between 1,000-2,000 kg as a full grown adult.

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Jurassic Tyrant King

Jurassic Tyrant King
Appalachiasaurus is believed to be a member of this same family from North America. So far studies are still ongoing since not much up the skeleton can be confirmed to be a member of this family.
 
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Dinoken

Dinoken
Believed by whom? At persent Appalachiosaurus is listed as a Eutyrannosaur, just outside the Tyrannosauridae family. While the Alioramini are a tribe within the Tyrannosaurine sub-family.

Also If I recall correctly there was some speculation that Appalachiosaurus has features on it's skull similar to these found in some alioramini skulls. However the Alioramini & the appalachian tyrannosaurs have not been formally compared in an actual peer reviewed scientific paper, yet - so that remains just speculation.
 

Jurassic Tyrant King

Jurassic Tyrant King
Dinoken said:
Believed by whom? At persent Appalachiosaurus is listed as a Eutyrannosaur, just outside the Tyrannosauridae family. While the Alioramini are a tribe within the Tyrannosaurine sub-family.

Also If I recall correctly there was some speculation that Appalachiosaurus has features on it's skull similar to these found in some alioramini skulls. However the Alioramini & the appalachian tyrannosaurs have not been formally compared in an actual peer reviewed scientific paper, yet - so that remains just speculation.
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At present so far this dinosaur is considered a tyrannosauriod but until more fossil evidence from another specimen is found it's going to be listed as a tyrannosauriod some paleontologists do believe that it is possibly a part of the Alioramus branch but so far there's no evidence to prove either.
 

Dinoken

Dinoken
I asked only because I was curious. I also have ideas about the appalachian tyrannosaurs. I believe them to true although basal tyrannosaurids, instead of near tyrannosaurids. As Appalachiosaurus seems to have a slightly shorter snout than the Alioramini tend to have, and it seems to be in between the Alioramini and Albertosaurines. Also both the Alioramini and Dryptosaurus (possible Appalachiosaurus), may have longer arms or larger hands than most other Tyrannosaurids.

So it is nice to see that the longer arms were included in the JWE2 Qianzhousaurus.
 
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