Edmarka
Edmarka rex
Pronounced:
ed - Mar - kuh
Diet:
Carnivore (Meat-Eater)
Name Means:
"Edmark"
Length:
35 feet (11 m)
Height:
14 feet (4.5 m)
Weight:
2 tons (1,800 kilos)
Time:
Late Jurassic - 155 MYA
Fossil remains for this Dinosaur have been found in North America
Edmarka may have been
the largest meat-eating
dinosaur during the
Jurassic period. This
huge predator was a
member of the same
family as Megalosaurus
and would have been the
most fearsome of the
Jurassic hunters.
Described in 1992 by Dr. Robert
Bakker, Edmarka seems to support the
theory that single large predators
evolve to dominate particular times
and places, preventing the rise of
other large predators. Dr. Bakker
points out that giant predatory
dinosaurs would also evolve more
bird-like characteristics. Edmarka
is known from three individuals, two
adults and a juvenile. |
