Draft:E.D. Cope (dinosaur)
| Catalog no. | BHI 6248 |
|---|---|
| Common name | {{{common_name}}} |
| Place discovered | {{{place_discovered}}} |
| Date discovered | {{{date_discovered}}} |
| Discovered by | Bucky Derflinger |
E.D. Cope (or BHI 6248, Copium rex), is Big Specimen of Tyrannosaurus rex, of Late Cretaceus period, in 68 and 66 milions years ago. He was discovery in the US state of South Dakota, and was named for the paleontologist E.D. Cope.
Size
[edit]E.D. Cope is Big, the size of Cope is 12.3 to 13.13 meters long and 10.6 metric tons (12.4 shorts tons). He is compared from Scotty, one Big Tyrannosaurus rex from 12.4 meters long and 10.5 tons (11 shorts tons), and Sue of 12.3 meters long, and 8.5 metric tons (10.1 shorts tons). Cope's fossil is 10% complete. Cope's femur measures 630 mm, Sue's femur measures 1270 mm in length. Scotty's arrives larger, with 3870 mm (3.87 meters long). But the Bertha is more Big from Cope, she measured 13.5 meters and weighs 12 to 13 metric tons (16 shorts tons).[1][2] The formula to calculate its size is: (log10M = 2.754 * log10C - 0.683, where M is body mass and C is the minimum femoral circumference), based on the femur in the form of circumference. Which gives 10.626.34 kg. Compared to FMNH Femur PR2081 (Sue), and FMNH PR2081 (Scotty). Cope's measures a similar height to Scotty, and Sue, being only slightly taller than Scotty, (and much taller than Sue).[3]
Discovery
[edit]Cope was discovered in 1999 by Bucky Derflinger in Perkins County, South Dakota. It was discovered in the Hell Creek Formation in North America. The fossil is represented by two femurs and an incomplete upper jaw, and broken with only a few teeth.[4] The estimated size at the time is that Cope measured 12.5 meters in length and weighed 11.3 tons (12.4 short tons). Some other estimates point to a larger size estimated at 13.13 meters and 14.9 tons (16.5 short tons). Cope was interpreted as a Dynamosaurus imperiosus, but in 1999 it was reclassified as a large specimen of Tyrannosaurus rex.[5][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ The Vividen, The Vividen. "How Big Did T.rex Get? E.D. Cope: The New Giant". Youtube. 28 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Vividen: Paleontology Evolved, Vividen: Paleontology Evolved. "The Biggest Tyrannosaurus: E.D. Cope Explained". Youtube. 28 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Paleonerd01, Paleonerd01. "The largest T. rex: BHI 6248 'E. D. Cope'". Devianart. 18 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Perfect_Sinner_3944, Perfect_Sinner_3944. "The Case for Copium Rex". Reddit. 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Jason Kowinsky, Jason Kowinsky. "Discovery of Tyrannosaurs rex". FossilGuy.com. 2008.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Everything Prehistoric and Museum at Black Hills Institute, Everything Prehistoric and Museum at Black Hills Institute. "Come and see bones from E.D.Cope an original Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton!". Facebook. 21 January 2019.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "How big is the T. rex specimen BHI 6248 ("E.D. Cope")?". My Prehistoric Saga. Friday August 16, 2024.
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