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I also believe that Spino ate fish and small dinosaurs. Good example with the sauropod; I was refering mainly to the kind of attacks Spino would use if it were confronted by another large predator. I know 2-3 ton bite force is your personal opinion/ estimation, but I think the bite force was a little greater, 3.5 - 5.5 tons. But thanks for answering my question! :)

I guess that's really all that matters in the end.

So far, it does.

That's ok. The battle was good in the end :)

Cool. That was a good book. I hope The Fight To Survive measures up to it, haha

Once again, sorry it took so long.

I'm reading Raptor Red right now, and basic everyday life is still exiting.

Yeah, just thought I'd make sure that everyone knew ;)

I guess if forgot to add that in. It took place in China, so that's really the only info you need. The people here know about this anyways, so I'm just stating the obvious.

Guess you'll have to wait to find out. This story has been full of surprises already(Storm and Synca teaming up for example). I did make it seem like Storm would encounter Scarface, but this chapter was more of a basic, everyday life kind of thing.

Dilo was not just the apex predator of China. It lived in N. America too. Good fight though.

Great. I truly don't know, but I have a feeling..... (Possible spoiler alert) Storm and his family is really hungry. They find Alamosaurus. They kill Alamo, but not without T. rex death too.

Good chapter again. How will Alamosaurus play a role in this story? If it does of course. I thought for sure he would run into Scarface.

I'm sorry, but I hope the sizes were for dramatic purposes. I find almost, if not all of them, are unlikely. As far as getting through, I seriously doubt any could get all the way through. Maybe halfway if they are lucky.

Well, I don't see Spino taking on prey bigger than 20 ft long or so unless it had to. That said, I think it would use it's claws in battle, whether it was against prey or a rival, more than anything. It's teeth were designed for gripping, not crushing/slashing. It's jaws were powerful, but not much stronger than a modern day crocodile, a bit force of 2-3 tons seems reasonable. Spino's arms and claws on the other hand are very long and very strong. Even though I don't think it would take on sauropods or anything like that, let's say it did have to. I did use the analogy of fighting a sauropod for Rex and Giga, so I'll do it for Spino too. It would employ a maneuver similar to the slash and dash, but with a different twist, aka the hand claws. It would probably charge in and slash it's prey with it's claws and back off. It may repeat this move a few more times. Once it's prey was dead, Spino would use it's claws to tear it apart, not it's teeth. He would only use his jaws to feed and in battle if absolutely necessary. Keep in mind this is all coming from a person who believes Spino ate primarily fish and small dinosaurs, along with the occasional medium sized dinosaur and carrion as well ;)

Rex Fan, that's really cool that you were able to see the skeletons firsthand in Baltimore. I found your observations about Rex's teeth particularly interesting. The fact that the strength and shape of T-rex's teeth make it able to crush bone goes completely against Jack Horner and his "constant scavenging" theory, as well as the belief of some people that T-rex's teeth were weak and suitable for crushing plants, like the guy Dinosaur.Fanatic was talking about. I have always been a Spino fan myself, and I just wanted to hear your opinion about something. You say that Giga would have used the "slash and dash" technique. Do you feel that Spino would also attack this way, or would he make special use of the arms combined with the jaws?

That would be the perfect match.

All make it to Anky but they're lucky if they get past it, nobody makes it through all those giant ceratopsians.

The whale killer Meg wins... I think a cool match to see would be Livyatan vs Megalodon.

Muldoon can't return because the actor died of cancer in 1999.

Sounds like Lions to me. Biggest in the "pride" provided protection and muscle (be they female or male), and the younger more agile members hunted at night using pack tactics and superior sense of smell.

TRex needs to be unequivocally reestablished as the Apex Predator and Antihero of the film. I am so frustrated with lazy +1 storytelling. Much like squid-faced Super Predator, all Spinosaurus did was negate the power of the franchise icon and come across as a copout. As soon as Trex bit down on his neck with that bite force and nothing happened, I instantly checked out. Utah Raptors would be scary...

We always leave the floor set for a sequel, why do you think it took us so long to get a confirmed kill in FBR? Ive an idea for what season 3 will look like.... First we must jump the hurdle of FBR 4

No, not really as far as injuries. Both were pretty unmarked. Both were top predators and seems that these ones had pretty "easy lives." If they had any injuries, they were only flesh wounds. As far as diet goes, by studying the teeth, it reinforced the theory that Tyrannosaurus crushed bone and was capable of taking on deadly prey like Triceratops. Seeing it's teeth and the strength of it's skull, I actually see Tyrannosaurus attacking sauropods with more frequency than before. While sauropods had thick bones, T-rex had teeth designed to crush bones. I think it could handle sauropods just fine. It's skeletal structure also supports the thought that T-rex hunted dangerous prey. It's legs were pretty long and very powerful. Giganotosaurus' teeth were perfectly capable of slashing flesh. The skeletal structure and tooth design reinforce the theory that Giga performed the "slash and dash" move a lot. It's skull, teeth, and skeleton design were weak, relatively speaking, while it's legs were long and slender. This suggests that Giga was not built for heavy combat. Faced with a sauropod like Argentinosaurus, it would almost certainly run in at speed using it's slender legs, and slash with it's teeth. Not hold on and bite multiple times like T-rex. It would then back off and wait. Perhaps inflict another bite or two. That answer your question?

Great. I don't wanna sound like a jerk, but I would not mind seeing a rematch ;)

Well Rex Fan, I set it up for a sequel...

Did yo maybe learn anything new dietarily or structurally, maybe some broken and then healed bones?

I think if Lio had been able to get Meg firmly in its jaws it would be all over. But same applies to Meg.

While the fight was good, I can't say I fully agree with the winner. I know I'm a member of the FBR Team and all, but still. I was going for Liopleurodon more than Megalodon. The fight was done well, but I'm leaning toward a different victor.

Good story but I think the territory belong to ........ Scarface

Thanks. I'm happy to see it's getting great reception.

Oh, and thanks DinoFights.

Aw man where's Synca? Good story!

The Rex's arms were a little longer than mine. At least 3 ft long, maybe a little longer. The arm bones were very thick and robust. Would have had strong arms when alive. The Giga had arms that were a little longer, maybe 4 ft. They were actually slightly less robust than the Rex's arms. But it's hand claws were a good bit longer.

They were probably almost exactly the same size on average. At parity Rex would have been slightly heavier. Still, it's undeniable that both are very good candidates for the title of the baddest carnivore ever to walk the earth. Welcome back!

Yep, I was wondering how the topic changed. Anywho. How long where the arms. And where they thick. For both Giganotosaurus and rex. I want to know!

Tell him what gun it is and then let's move on. This is a post about the size differences between Tyrannosaurus and Giganotosaurus after all. Don't wanna spoil your fun, but let's keep this one somewhat serious ;) Thanks

I thought a raptor with a gun would work for me. Can you tell which gun it is?

The skulls would have been cool to see. Rex does make up for the 10 foot length difference and half ton weight difference by having serrated railroad spikes for teeth. I love you're cover pic Delta.

Even a two-three ton bite force is amazing. That is a truck with sharp parts in an area slightly larger than a human.