Deinocherius: The T. Rex-sized ULTRA-RAPTOR?

No, it's not. That idea is stupid. You're stupid, and you should feel bad! 

As a kid, I used to imagine Deinocheirus - an animal known only from its hands - as a T. Rex-sized Raptor, and usually illustrated them slaughtering Tyrannosaurus in giant packs.

Just goes to show: in Science (and, to be honest, life in general) everything is not always what it seems.





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