Books: A tale of Oklahoma dinosaur-hunters
Oklahoma 's state dinosaur — yes, the state has an official dinosaur — is the acrocanthosaurus, a carnivore and apex predator from the early Cretaceous period, roughly 110 million years ago.
Standing 16 feet tall and with a 40-foot-long body, the dinosaur sported razor teeth and raised spines all along its back that likely supported powerful muscles.
It wasn't the biggest dinosaur of its time, but it wa...
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