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INTRODUCING THE SUPERSAURS

TYRANT

hese carnivores have short, muscular S-shaped necks to support their massive heads, and powerful jaws able to exert the largest bite-force of any terrestrial animal. They are supported by a wide barrel chest, powerful hind legs with three weight-bearing toes (among the longest in proportion to body size of any saur) and balanced by a long, heavy tail. They have powerful but short forelimbs with two clawed fingers. To compensate for their immense bulk, many bones throughout the tyrant’s

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