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Odd skull photo

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This skull[1] shown in the article seems to differ from all other depictions in being much shorter, and it also appears to be sculpted. Anyone knows what's up with it? FunkMonk (talk) 03:21, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, I put it up there because I thought I had more time to organize at least the classification section, I was eventually gonna remove it 'cause the crest seems to large, at least compared to other reconstructions, but I forgot because of all the other many edits I've done. JurassicClassic767 (talk | contribs) 05:23, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Weird that the AMNH would put out such an unconventional reconstruction. Lythronaxargestes (talk | contribs) 22:48, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The sign underneath seems to say "Reconstructed cast of National Museum of Brazil (unintelligible specimen number)", so one would assume it isn't just taken out of thin air? On the other hand, the hind part of the skull in the taxobox image also seems really weird:[2] How much is actually known of the skull? FunkMonk (talk) 22:52, 4 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I think a whole skull was uncovered by Kellner in 2013. The skeletal reconstruction does seem strange, the back portion of the lower jaw seems to thin, at least in my perspective. JurassicClassic767 (talk | contribs) 15:09, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]