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A relative of Tyrannosaurus and Megalosaurus, this Cretaceous dinosaur was a fearsome flesh eater. It was much smaller than Tyrannosaurus and has not yet been attached to a known dinosaur family. It probably belonged to a group of more than 15 similar dinosaurs.

Labocania had a much bigger head than Tyrannosaurus and a much bigger body. In many other ways it was very similar to its bigger relative. With enormous teeth and sharp claws on its toes, Labocania would have been a frightening predator. Yet its weight, which averaged about 3 tons, probably slowed it down and allowed it to be attacked by other flesh eaters.

Some scientists think it had a very thick skin, which would have made it tough to kill. Only a few bones of Labocania have ever been found. They were dug up in the La Bocana Roja rock formations in Baja California.


Location: Mexico

Diet: Meat

Size: Length- 25 feet

      Weight- 3 tons

Time: Late Cretaceous

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