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Yutyrannus. I think it was awesome because of the feathers.

Well you guys are forgetting to look at the brain and bone structure if I may interfere for a moment. I don't disagree with what was said, but I don't entirely agree either

Agree with him^

I'm sorry friend, but age discrimination isn't cool, especially in a stereotype like that. I'm not even 13 yet, and if you'll care to look at my recent activity, I'm increadibly fact oriented. Everyone just needs to take a minute and calm their tits about the whole Spinosaurus vs. T. Rex thing. They were both powerful super predators that conquered different parts of the world for different reasons. To show you what I mean, Tyrannosaurus Rex had a bacteria filled bite, that would lead to infection, but because the femur was longer than the tibia, it wasn't a very effective runner, and it couldn't risk falling, as it would break it's arms, it's ribs, injure the neck, and break the jaw. Spinosaurus aegypticus had a frail jaw that probably wouldn,'t prove effective for catching prey, but it had strong hands backed up by massive claws that would prove very effective. It also had strong legs and this would prove useful as well. From the skeletons we have Spinosaurus aegypticus was the largest carnivorous dinosaur to roam the Cretaceaus Earth, and was found in north Africa, and probably ate fish and small dinosaurs. Tyrannosaur had a crushing bite force, and powerful limbs. Don't be stereotypical with 13 year holds, and everybody calm down! Spinosaurus and T. Rex were both awesome!

Deltadromeus is a good replacement. Bigger and something we haven't (sorta) seen.

Yeah it should be replaced. Triceratops had at least a 50/50 chance against T-Rex, and Tarbosaurus was a close but smaller relative, so it would lose for sure. It would be almost the same thing anyways. I think Deltadromeus would be something new.

Maybe in my next post if I can. Tarbosaurus takes on Triceratops (Torosaurus).

Both. It had incredible smell to track down a carcass, vision and size of a killer, teeth and powerful jaws for killing, but small arms. The arms suggested that it couldn't give very long pursuits to prey, because it wouldn't have been built for running. It would have broke its ribs, arms, possibly jaw or hip(depends on how it fell) and damaged its spine if it tripped. If it was a hunter, it was an ambush predator. Probably an opportunistic hunter. If it had no choice, it would hunt, but scavenged when possible. That's why it was so successful.

And, I just created a T. Rex hunter or scavenger debate. I'm not going to reply to this one as much as the Mujungasaur debate, but if you wanna state some facts there, I'd like to see what people think. Anyway, they did a Jurassic fight club on Nanotyrannus, and I found it interesting that they made it to be more of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus Rex killer. Check that out if you haven't already!

Thanks for checking it out! Also, what role do you think Nanotyrannus played in evolution?

Will you post the schedule if I say please? I think Tarbosaurus should be replaced depending on who he's fighting.

Haha I actually laughed a little when I read your comment. I can assure you that I will return.

So wait... Your son's 3, but you and your wife aren't married yet.... That could only mean...... *GASP!* Premarital sex?! Shame on you! Lol jk idgaf. I'm (not so) patiently awaiting your full time return.

Thanks. I worked hard on the Ceratosaurus vs Majungasaurus fight, so it should be good. Before I post the fights, you should check out Rex Fan's site! It has some nice info.

Haha love the hate mail part at the end. Priceless. Congratulations on the upcoming wedding! I think Tarbosaurus should be replaced. After all, it's certain it would lose against T-Rex, Spino, or Giga if they met. Majungasaurus vs Ceratosaurus should be good but the titanic battles of season 3 should trump even that!

You have a lot of nice information. Just a few things I would like to point out... You should mention what certain information is based off of. Like the 50 foot T-Rex. The highest estimates put it at that, but most accept it as 40-43 feet. You should also take into account synonymous dinosaurs, like the Epanterias-Allosaurus thing and the Torosaurus-Triceratops thing, which could have put Allosaurus at over 40 feet and Triceratops at 30 feet. You should mention Deinocheirus in the Gallimimus entry, stating that Gallimimus may have been the largest ornithomimid, behind only Deinocheirus. The only true "error" I noticed is on Liopleurodon. It was only really around 30 feet. Walking With Dinosaurs and a few other things put it at such huge sizes, but those sizes are based on the Monster of Aramberri, which was once thought to be a Liopleurodon, but was later found not to be. The juvenile specimen was about 50 feet long! Other than the Liopleurodon "error", I think it was a great site. A little rough, but it's getting there.

To reply to Rex fan- I love Jurassic fight club, and have the season on DVD. I also liked the point you brought up about inbreeding. Madascar is a small area with a limited population, and mutation can contribution to the eww factor of this dinosaur, and possibly the oddly disporpotionate arms. And to reply to the long title guy-That's because Carnotaurus was an abelisaur, and that particular dinosaur family had remarkably short arms. I also believe that that conclusion that they were mating tools is fairly definite. I also enjoyed Seeing your anaconda analogy, And you're right, the arms probably would have evolved away in a few more years. Thanks guys!

Cool, let me know what ya think.

Thank you Rex Fan 648. I'll be sure to check it out.

Can't wait to see ya return. If you need to get some info about dinosaurs, go to my website everythingdinosaurs.weebly.com. It's not complete yet, but it has the basics. Can't wait for season 2 and good luck with your computer.

I just made my site much, much better. You guys really should check it out. Still not done, but a hundred times better.

Don't worry, you're not bein mean. I agree with ya. Good analogy with the anaconda.

Okay not to sound mean but when I saw this post had 14 comments I was a little surprised that 14 people wanted to talk about Majungasaurus's arms. Then I saw they were all from 2 people.... However, this interests me and I will contribute. Majungasaurus's arms were probably used for mating, like Rex Fan said, and I would also like to say that Carnotaurus also had very tiny arms. In a few million years they probably would have evolved almost completely away, like a green anaconda's "arms". They have tiny claws for mating.

If you are really interested in Majungatholus, then you should check out Jurassic Fight Club. I highly recommend the series. The first episode was about Majungatholus.

They probably would've been an advantage in the cramped forested environments

Yeah, Majungatholus was a strange dinosaur. I think it was even weirder than it's cousins. Ugly skull, short arms, and cannibalistic nature. The ugly profile may be because of mutation. When you have a small pocket of animals in an isolated area, you're gonna get inbreeding. Mutation is often a side-effect of inbreeding. Madagascar is not nearly as big as mainland Africa and odds are Majungatholus became so strange because of inbreeding and then mutation.

It usually comes back to an animals environment when it comes to why they had a feature or lacked a feature.

*abelisaurs

That's true, they were abeliasaurs, and the family overall was notorious for being short armed.

I'll check it out! Thanks for relying to my conversation by the way. And what you say is true, but the question still stands, why were they losing their arms? Perhaps they were an inconvinience due to their environment?

The abelisaurs overall had short arms. [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Abelisaurus_comahuensis_jmallon.jpg/220px-Abelisaurus_comahuensis_jmallon.jpg[/img]

Perhaps they were losing their arms. If they did not die out, maybe they would have been gone within 10 or so million years. I put a Majungatholus page on my website everythingdinosaurs.weebly.com in case you wanna check it out.

I say this, because at some point they had to be a decent length, and would be useful for killing prey.

Oops! I spelled the name wrong. You bring up a good point, and mating was probably a use, but if Mujungasaurus had these pint sized arms, what would make them evovle this way?

Sure thing, I checked it out. Left a comment.

For one thing it's spelled Majungasaurus. It's also been called Majungathoulus. I prefer the latter. Either way, I don't think they were used for much. Like T-rex, Majungatholus probably relied on it's jaws and teeth. They may have helped grip a mate while mating, but that's all I can think of. The T-rex of the East: Majungatholus/Majungasaurus- 25 ft long, 1.5 tons Male [img]http://www.history.com/minisites/jurassic-fight-club/dinopedia/images/majungatholus-male.png[/img] Female [img]http://www.history.com/minisites/jurassic-fight-club/dinopedia/images/majungatholus-female.png[/img]

Indeed I conquer, however given the proof so far, I would lean more twords this animal being a crossroad in evolution. I believe that Nanotyrannus was in the middle of an evolutionary movement. Hey, while your on, check out my discussion on Mujangasaurus arms. You and I seem to be Dino nerds, I'd like to see what you think on the subject. Thanks!

You make valid points. Like you said, the key is a good Nano T skeleton. The skeleton nicknamed Jane is the only possible Nano T skeleton. Other than that, all we have is one skull.

True, and it had that crazy crest.

Yep, and I changed it to be more neutral. Not saying T-rex was biggest, but that it was possibly the biggest.