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at Paleobiology at Life History there is a small error and probably it was meant to be said that gorgosaurus grew 50 kilograms (110 pounds) a year. Felix Petrar ( talk) 05:23, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
I saw something on the history channel mentioning the gorgosaurus' somewhat unique jaw structure (widens as it opens), and significant biting power. Was just curious if that was true since it isn't mentioned in the article
What a fascinating, well-written and well-referenced article!
I've got one initial comment before I look at the article in detail though; the first external link (to the Smithsonian) appears to be broken.
-- Malleus Fatuarum 23:44, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Well, if this article can't make GA, I don't know what can. I'm no great dinosaur expert, so you'll have to forgive my ignorance, but I do have just a couple of questions:
I'm not even going to wait for you to address the points I've raised - although obviously I hope that you will - because I think that they're minor. This seems to me to be an excellent article and well deserves to be listed as a GA. GA passed!
-- Malleus Fatuarum 00:55, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
If you have further suggestions on reflection, Malleus, please do not hesitate to make them. Your ideas and comments can only improve this article. Thanks again for your time. Firsfron of Ronchester 01:58, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
"In 2001, paleontologist Phil Currie reported skin impressions from the holotype specimen of G. libratus. The skin of Gorgosaurus was smooth, lacking the scales found in many other dinosaurs". I have a children's dinosaur book from 1980, The Mysterious World of Dinosaurs, that contains a picture of Gorgosaurus with smooth, glossy black skin. Was this just a lucky guess on the part of the illustrator, or had skin impressions been found earlier than is stated here? Wardog ( talk) 09:53, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
This date is subjective: dating this dinosaur depends on your worldview. Also, saying it lived in the late Cretaceous period depends on the geologic time scale, which depends on the geologic column, which appears nowhere in the earth. It is very disappointing to see this biased content. Wikipedia editors are supposed to maintain a neutral, unbiased point of view. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.28.169.155 ( talk) 01:52, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
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It seems to me, the picture's feathered rendering contradicts the text :
"In 2001, paleontologist Phil Currie reported skin impressions from the holotype specimen of G. libratus. He originally reported the skin as being essentially smooth and lacking the scales found in other dinosaurs, similar to the secondarily featherless skin found in large modern birds.[8] Scales of some sort were present in this specimen, but they are reportedly widely dispersed from each other and very small. Other patches of isolated Gorgosaurus skin shows denser, and larger though still relatively fine scales (smaller than hadrosaurid scales and approximately as fine as a Gila monster's).[9] Neither of these specimens was associated with any particular bone or specific body area.[9] In the Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs Kenneth Carpenter pointed out that traces of skin impressions from the tail of Gorgosaurus showed similar small rounded or hexagonal scales.[10]"
216.221.57.72 ( talk) 23:29, 23 July 2017 (UTC)
Haven't they established that these creatures ranged far north of the border of the inland sea? The literature points to Daspletosaurus being a heavier animal than Gorgo, with a much stronger skull ... the article should be adjusted. 104.169.37.99 ( talk) 15:46, 16 November 2022 (UTC)
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at Paleobiology at Life History there is a small error and probably it was meant to be said that gorgosaurus grew 50 kilograms (110 pounds) a year. Felix Petrar ( talk) 05:23, 11 March 2012 (UTC)
I saw something on the history channel mentioning the gorgosaurus' somewhat unique jaw structure (widens as it opens), and significant biting power. Was just curious if that was true since it isn't mentioned in the article
What a fascinating, well-written and well-referenced article!
I've got one initial comment before I look at the article in detail though; the first external link (to the Smithsonian) appears to be broken.
-- Malleus Fatuarum 23:44, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Well, if this article can't make GA, I don't know what can. I'm no great dinosaur expert, so you'll have to forgive my ignorance, but I do have just a couple of questions:
I'm not even going to wait for you to address the points I've raised - although obviously I hope that you will - because I think that they're minor. This seems to me to be an excellent article and well deserves to be listed as a GA. GA passed!
-- Malleus Fatuarum 00:55, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
If you have further suggestions on reflection, Malleus, please do not hesitate to make them. Your ideas and comments can only improve this article. Thanks again for your time. Firsfron of Ronchester 01:58, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
"In 2001, paleontologist Phil Currie reported skin impressions from the holotype specimen of G. libratus. The skin of Gorgosaurus was smooth, lacking the scales found in many other dinosaurs". I have a children's dinosaur book from 1980, The Mysterious World of Dinosaurs, that contains a picture of Gorgosaurus with smooth, glossy black skin. Was this just a lucky guess on the part of the illustrator, or had skin impressions been found earlier than is stated here? Wardog ( talk) 09:53, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
This date is subjective: dating this dinosaur depends on your worldview. Also, saying it lived in the late Cretaceous period depends on the geologic time scale, which depends on the geologic column, which appears nowhere in the earth. It is very disappointing to see this biased content. Wikipedia editors are supposed to maintain a neutral, unbiased point of view. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.28.169.155 ( talk) 01:52, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
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It seems to me, the picture's feathered rendering contradicts the text :
"In 2001, paleontologist Phil Currie reported skin impressions from the holotype specimen of G. libratus. He originally reported the skin as being essentially smooth and lacking the scales found in other dinosaurs, similar to the secondarily featherless skin found in large modern birds.[8] Scales of some sort were present in this specimen, but they are reportedly widely dispersed from each other and very small. Other patches of isolated Gorgosaurus skin shows denser, and larger though still relatively fine scales (smaller than hadrosaurid scales and approximately as fine as a Gila monster's).[9] Neither of these specimens was associated with any particular bone or specific body area.[9] In the Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs Kenneth Carpenter pointed out that traces of skin impressions from the tail of Gorgosaurus showed similar small rounded or hexagonal scales.[10]"
216.221.57.72 ( talk) 23:29, 23 July 2017 (UTC)
Haven't they established that these creatures ranged far north of the border of the inland sea? The literature points to Daspletosaurus being a heavier animal than Gorgo, with a much stronger skull ... the article should be adjusted. 104.169.37.99 ( talk) 15:46, 16 November 2022 (UTC)