Teratophoneus (NEW SPECIES) 1.11

This mod contains two files, a file based on the actual animal, and a file based on the film version. YOU MUST HAVE MDTTERATOPHONEUS IF YOU WANT TO USE THE FALLEN KINGDOM VARIANT

MDTeratophoneus

MDTeratophoneusfk

* indicates MDTeratophoneus must be downloaded for the FK version to work.

The holotype of Teratophoneus consists of a fragmentary skull and parts of a postcranial skeleton. The fossils were originally assigned to four different individuals, but are probably only of a single subadult animal. The specimen of Teratophoneus was not fully grown. According to an estimate by Carr et al., it was about 6 meters (20 ft) long and 667 kg (1,470 lb). However, this is likely an underestimate. In 2016, Gregory S. Paul gave an estimation of 8 meters (26 ft) long and 2. 5 t (2. 8 short tons) for the maximum adult size. That same year, Molina-Pérez and Larramendi estimated the size of the holotype at 6. 4 meters (21. 0 ft) long and 1. 15 t (1. 27 short tons). In 2021, based on the size of the frontal bone (similar to that of Lythronax), Yun moderated the size of the subadult at approximately 6. 1 m (20 ft) long and 1 t (1. 1 short tons). That same year, the length of the only known articulated specimen, UMNH VP 21100, was measured at 7. 6 m (25 ft) and the maximum adult length of Teratophoneus was estimated at 8. 7 m (29 ft).

Compared to the skull of Albertosaurus, Teratophoneus is roughly twenty-three percent shorter in proportion between the lacrimal bone of the antorbital fenestra and the tip of the snout. The skull of Teratophoneus is also comparably deeper. It is unclear if there was a specific reason for these differences, but the extra depth may have allowed for stronger jaw muscles, thus increasing the bite force of Teratophoneus.