Gigantoraptor erlianensis Propleopus a long tail for balance

a long tail for balance

narrow snout probably allowed it to capture prey with great precision and skill

something also proposed for other tyrannosaurids like Albertosaurus and Daspletosaurus

possibly for territory or mates

Gigantoraptor erlianensis Propleopus a long tail for balanceGigantoraptor erlianensis was an enormous oviraptorosaurian theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China, known from fossil remains recovered from the Iren Dabasu Formation in the Erlian region of Inner Mongolia. Formally described in 2007 by Xu, Tan, Wang, Zhao and Tan, this taxon represents one of the most extraordinary forms within Oviraptorosauria, a group of maniraptoran theropods generally characterised by lightweight skulls, toothless