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CARNOSAUR - I'm extremely pleased that you've enjoyed this bit of conjecture! The insights and counter-points you've provided are extremely interesting and most appreciated! Thank you ever so much for your feedback! :)

x_paden_x,
I assure you these decisions were out of Trevorrow's hands. Producers and associates most likely decided on these sponsors long before he was even hired for the job.

This is simply how blockbuster filmmaking is in the current decade and it will likely get worse as inflation increases, budgets get higher and more companies outside of cinema want their slice of cake. Sponsorship is a mutual thing these days. Both studios and third party companies get money out of it. Everyone wins with it these days.

That being said, Jurassic World's product placement list is nothing compared to, say, Transformers Age of Extinction. In fact I don't think that Jurassic World list has a good 6th of the products and companies plastered all over the fourth Transformers. If anything Jurassic World seems to be packing it on light compared to other blockbusters.

When I first saw the title at the top of the post I was like"No way" then I was like "Uh-huh. It is..." it was a little early if you know what I mean(6000). 

Anyway, it was great, best battle by far! Can't way for more, especially from the FF series.

That was incredible! One of your greatests fights yet! I was glad the Spino won! The T-Rex fought very valiantly! It was great fight, very entertaining to read! Amazing job!

MYSTIQUE - You're most welcome! I'm of the opinion that we should simply enjoy these fantastic animals as a community and avoid conflict over petty issues that amount to nothing more than differences of opinion. We should celebrate the fauna of the ancient world, not be divided by them! :)

Thanks. Hopefully everyone is as open to this as you were. 

NOAH ECKECKENRODE - How very neat! indeed; I'd love to see a Baryonyx upon the river! Thank you so much for finding this and taking the time to share it with us! :)

MYSTIQUE - That was PHENOMINAL! I must say that this is indeed your best battle to date! Excellently written and well paced! I greatly enjoyed the story's length and sheer brutality; it was quite obvious that these titans were inflicting catastrophic injury upon one-another! I liked the inclusion of the chicks near the end - that was quite cute! Thank you ever so much for taking the time to create and present this fantastic work to us! :)

Cool. Running into a Spinosaur of sorts would be cool to see. 

As an aside for my curiosity, I wonder if Spinosaurus - assuming it was aquatic in nature - could remain submerged beneath the water for extendid periods of time. Such a trait would ensure a broader range for its versatility as a hunter and would have given it the ability to retire from the land during crises such as forest fires and powerful storms. Something to definately consider! :)

TYRANT KING - You're spot-on with that assessment! I'd likely ruin one of my favorite skirts were i to behold such a site! On a brighter note, however, I'd likely also be fascinated to see the animal's agility and grace as it powered through the water! :)

MYSTIQUE  - Indeed! I'd no idea such a thing even existed! Now that I do, It's one of my favorite go-to laughs! :)

I would definitely be scared if I ever saw a 40 foot, brightly colored, sail that is a couple feet high.

GOJIRA2K - You've a fine premise there! Indeed, such a site would be terrifying in the extreme! :)

Never seen that before. Now that I have, freaking hilarious. 

I hadn't thought about comparing them to sharks. To add to that premise, the sail could have been like a killer whale's fin, a dolphin's fin, or a sailfish's fin. It would scare me if I ever saw that. 

GOJIRA2K - I understand exactly what you mean! With regards to the sail, I've a thought that it might have served in the same capacity as a rudder - allowing the animal to cut through the water with the power and ease of a shark! Can you imagine a 50ft-long, even ton theropod cruising through the water with all the ease of a white pointer (great white)? That, my friend, would instil dread in just about anything foolish enough to venture past the shallow end of the pool! :)

JURASSICWORLD - Hahaha! I'd actually never seen that before! That's bloody magnificent! Thank you so much for sharing this - you've made my night that much more entertaining! :)

I think Spinosaurus did nest croc-style. It would be cool to see how it hunted. Ten of them in the water attacking large hadrosaurs or long neck dinosaurs (can't for the life of me think of their names). It would have been beautiful and revolting at the same time. The question is, could they fully submerge themselves in the water? Would the sail hinder that?

TYRANT KING - Needless to say, it wouldn't have been excatly the most hospitable environment with regards to one's longevity! If Spinosaurs dwelled in large groups, I've a sinking suspicion they likely had fierce competition for the choicest pieces of prey! :)

X_PADEN_X - I understand your view and respect it whole-heartedly. Indeed, it seems as though many films these days have become advetisements for one or more products. I'd much rather see subject matter the ties-in to the plot rather than a commercial! :)

Oh yea, don't forget ambushing 35 foot 4 ton hadrosaurs and 44 foot 7 ton carcharadontosaurus. And feasting on 110 foot 75 ton beasts..........

TYRANT KING - Indeed! That would be one of the most hostile and dangerous locations on the face of the primeval planet! Can you imagine what a feeding would be like? Just think; dozens of massive predators over 50ft in length churning through the water to rip apart an animal the size of an African elephant - or perhaps even larger! I must say, that would be both a breathtaking and horrifying site to behold! :)

At scifiking25 I am happy to help, any other questions?

My understanding, Is that, JP was originally filmed at that Tunring reveloution in Cinima, Where, You didn't need a bunch of sponsors for cars and such, And you just kinda got what your film required.

However, TLW Is a clear example of how that changed, As all of the vehicles, Minus the Trailers (I think...) Had brands and their names were mentioned more then once, Pretty sure that counts as sponsor ship.

JP3 Didn't really require Vehicles, as it was mainly a Rescue film...

Now... here we are, JW.

JW Is just pouring on the Sponsoring, With such sponsors as: Starbucks, Cocacola, United post, American airways, ETC. If you saw the Brochure leaks... They just frickin' packed it on.

I mean, Seriously *Turns to face Colin Trevorrow* What the hell man? We wanted a new film, Not an Advertisement. 

*Turns back to you*

I mean, This has been 20 years in the making... It shouldn't require that much sponsor ship to get off the ground...

I think it would be just likit ole crocs and would generally live in those communal groups and would all get hunt together if the food was big enough for all of them. There would probably be a big make with smaller males and females. I would not want to be in a spino infested river.............

MYSTIQUE - Truer words have rarely been spoken! :)

TYRANT KING - Considering the extremely interesting theories you've presented, do you believe it's possible that Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus dwelled in large communal groups in the same manner as the Nile Crocodile? Or do you posit that this animal was a solitary predator that was fiercely territorial?

@Tyrant King, I never thought of it that way. (Also, I never knew that Sarcosuchus and Spino lived in different times, along with Argentinosaurus and Giganotosaurus.)

Who needs a 6x6 Mercedes military truck when you have a lifted Jeep that's going JP colours? Actually, bad question, don't answer that, I'd honestly trade my Jeep for that thing in a heartbeat. 

SCI-FI KING25 - Hahaha! It would be an absolutely darling site to see a mother Spinosaurus with her babies hidden carefully away within her jaws! No one would make an attempt on the infants without giving some serious thought to the action! :)

TYRANT KING - What a very interesting spread of data you've presented! I greatly enjoy the comparisons you've made; very nicely thought out! :)

Coincidence? I think NOT!

I agree that Spino would nest much like an alligator, with the mother fiercely protecting her offspring in shallow water for a few weeks. (Maybe a mother Spino carried her young in her mouth. :P)

tha is certainly possible seeing that spino lived with carcharaodintosaurs, sauroniops, deltadromeus/bahariasaurus, rugops, and kaprosuchus.@ rex fan, sorry to disagree with you again but sacrosuchus lived a few million years earlier with suchomimus. That is a very common misconception just like aregentinosaurus sliced with giganotosaurus. though now we know that was wrong and it was Mapusaurus. Anyways, I think cretaceous Africa was a lot like modern day Africa.

spinosaurus- lion/nile crocodile, spino is still one of the largest(if not THE largest) predatorifi his domain. So he would have been the one to bully and steal the kills from other. Though this doesn't mean that it can't hunt on his own. He is reptilian and part crocodylomorph so that means it is semi- aquatic so it would have a similar niche to a Nile croc. Though it wouldn't have the same hinderences.

carcharadontosaurus- leopard, it is an active yet stealthy hunter who is often overshadowed or scared off from a kill by the larger spinosaurus,

sauoniops-cacaral, slightly smaller then the others though it can still hunt and fight. He often gets scared away by the carcharaodintosaurs and spinosaurus.

deltadromeus- cheetah, he is the speed demon of the time and relied on sheer agility and quickness to secure a meal for itself. One of the smaller predator who is weaker then done of the others and will often get whys food stolen.

rugops- jackal, they often scavenge. Rarely hunt.

kaprosuchus- hyena, occasionally scavenge

paralatitan- elephant/giraffe

oranosaur- gazzelle

I am sure you guys will notice and agree with the parallels I just made.

REX FAN 684 - You raise an interesting question here. Spinosaurus undoubtedly shared its habitat with other large predators. With this as the case, and given its hypothetical diet of water-based fauna, do you suppose Spinosaurus gradually took to the water out of neccesity? Could it be that this animal evolved to take advantage of a food source that many of the other theropods and super-predators of its time were ill-adapted to access? Hmm, the possibilities are extremely fun to speculate! :)

I do think Carcharodontosaurus and Sarcosuchus would give it a run for its money, but yes, Spinosaurus was certainly near the top of the food chain.

REX FAN 684 - Oh, yes; "dream" is definately the key word - coupled with a bit of wishful pining! ;)