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I know I should have put this on their forums but and I know that this will be there, but I hope that the death duels that were in JPOG will return, but with more flare and realizm. 

One Idea: the battles should be more violent and longer lasting.

Second Idea: The battles themselves should cause attention and panic. Not saying that everthing should just run away but if nothing (as in herbivores and other carnivores) knows what is happening, they would look and watch what is happening. But the bigger the animal, the less it should care Unless, it is of the same species or same herd. 

Third Idea: If a predetor attacks a herd as in, charging in blindly, the lead male or female should meet the attacker and they should battle. For example, If a allosaurus attacks a herd of lets say, Camarasaurs, The lead animal of the herd should challenge the allosaur and that should be the fight. But the fights odds should be determined by age. If the same age, then it sould be a flip of a coin of who is going to win. 

Fourth Idea: More fights. I don't mean fights every second. I mean more duels with more animals. Like Trex and Acro or Carchara and Spino. These would add a much higher variety and the large carnivores should be able to duel large herbivours, in their own way. Like Trex should take down a triceratops differently from a carcharadontosaurus. That would add such diversity. If this idea is a bit to much for the game, I can understand.

I hope that this is seen and what are is the opinion of the community on my ideas. Are they good? Are they bad? Are you confused about something? Please let me know and I can explain what I ment by something that confused you.

Giga is actually a good example for this. It lived in an area covered in giant predators. If it scavenged, it'd have to be intimidating and possibly a superior fighter over, say, Ekrixinatosaurus or Tyrannotitan.

Glad you guys found it so interesting. Just shows how not one concept is the answer. This one's probably true to a degree, and it is even more so when combined with other theories about hunting and scavenging.

I know Paden. The thought of a power outage never even crossed my mind. I guess it didn't cross Hammond's mind either. The Brochure is done, and I'm not plagiarizing anything. I needed a few ideas for the slideshow and the website, and I got them now. 

I did mention that the Game Warden is the only guy with a gun. I'm aiming for a pre 1993 incident type deal with it.

Entirely possible. I mean, if Rex was a scavenger (just as an example, there's stood much evidence to disprove it), then it would have obviously been a superior fighter over Nanotyrannus and Dromeaosaurus. This was a bit of a joke, sarcasm is hard to understand over the internet.

It's possible if larger dinosaurs, such as Rex or Giga, needed to resort to scavenging, but I doubt it for the smaller ones. The smaller scavenger would most likely wait for the large carnivore to finish, or dash in, rip a piece off, run off, repeat.

This is just me of course.

Carnosaur, if I'm not mistaken, I believe he was trying to say that Gorgosaurus was more fit for taking on Stegosaurs than what you gave it credit for. 

rex fan.... i have to applaud to you on this one this is probably one of the neatest and well thought out concepts i ever heard, i have actually thought about this once and i think it was probably very true. 

REX FAN 684 - What a very neat concept! Hmm. I'd say that some of the larger animals that had fallen to scavenging would likely be quite capable fighters - especially since their livelihood would depend on their ability to secure carrion from other predators. Traditionally, in the animal kingdom, if you're larger and have a more frightening appearance than someone else, you traditionally can scare them away from their kills with a minimum of danger. No one wants to find out just what those big claws and teeth can do! :)

I've got the Actual JP Field Guide from Tell tale.

Need any of the Info from it? If you'd like to see it for yourself I'm sure theres manuscripts of it online...

But Let me tell you some Employee need to know things:

Y'need to reassure your Employees that this is a good safe Idea. And what to do in the event of... maybe a power outage, Nope Plagerism, Break in Security/Escape of Dinosaurs. Virus Outbreaks, Injury and Disease. Security Levels/Alertas (Code Red, Outbreak, Code yellow, Code Blue, ETC)

When to have your ID Card on , THings about the ID Card. Confidentiality, Jurassic park is a Drug Free, and Weapons free Island.

Back ground of the Company, Key Figures in the Company ETC. 

On the Brochure (I've done a JP Themed thing before, Does your Teacher want it to go Inside JP Or not plagerisze anything?) You should Include Prices, Dinosaurs, The Islands location, Security Measures and Accomidations.

Hope this helps!

-Paden

Well it is a good concept, I must say.

Spino's jaws were adept at gripping and tearng, its rostrum rather robust and resistant to lateral forces. This came in handy when tackling the twenty foot long, 1.5 ton onchopristis and the equally as massive Mawsonia. 

While not like that of Deinosuchus or Sarcosuchus, Spinosaurus' jaws bear a resemblance to those of the false gharial.

The false gharial feeds on fish, but it also takes mammals up to the size of small deer. Now, if we use this comparison, Spinosaurus would almost certainly take small hadrosaurs and such as well as the giant sawfish.

Also, I no longer believe that the neural spines of Spinosaurus supported a sail. They aren't as close together as those of dimetrodon, another famous sailbacked animal. 

I have more to this argument, but i want to see what yoy guys have to say!

neat idea though!

Eh, never said it was a perfect theory, haha.

i think the smaller ones not so much; perhaps if they roamed in packs.

But the larger(3+tons) i would think they would be more adept to fighting other predators. The Abelisaurs, with their high bite forces and short but robust body would almost certainly be a matchup for any carnivore it is attempting to steal a kill from. Not saying Abelisaurs were strictly scavengers - in fact the larger ones like Ekrixinatosaurus - were quite capable of killing on their own.

Rugops, on the other hand...i believe that specific genus was primarily a scavenger. It's dwarfed by the apex predators of its time and region. Its jaws apparently very weak, the teeth small in comparison to other abelisaurs. Also, If it were to make a kill, there's no way it would put up a decent fight one v one. My theory is the smaller abelisaurs were pack animals, using their numbers to scare off other predators from their kills. Although this would aid in making kills of their own...much like the hyena or african wild dog..

Can this be said about all small theropods? probably not. And i don't believe they were any more adept at fighting other predators one v one either.

i guess..? why not

@Spinosuchus - they way you wrote that out is pretty much how the fight went down. Not entirely sure what you're attempting to say..?

@RexFan - certainly, but Tyrannosaurs most likely didn't view ankylosaurs as a regular food source. Too much to tackle. And when that time came, the tyrannosaur was most likely sent packing with some sort of injury

To be honest, if tyrannosaurs could take on ankylosaurs, I think they could take on stegosaurs too. That's just me though.

It's cool Lotus and Dino Fan. I understand.

Put on the website about Raptor Awareness Month...

i guess I would do for the slideshow that you need to remember the danger that can happen and any injury or death doesn't make jurassic park responsible. Also I think that the employees should also remember that jurassic park is a tourist attraction and that they should always make sure that they are decontaminated when handle Dino's because u wouldn't want the Dino's to get ill

"REMEMBER EMPLOYEES NO ONE WANTS TO SEE SICK DINOSAURS SO ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS!" Thank you and have a nice day here at Jurassic Park. :)

Thanks Gojira. But yeah, I hope I never have to see those movies...

Your welcome Mr. Happy. I hope we can see the website when your done.

Actually Gojira, that's enough, thanks. Catzilla, thanks as well, I'll use those. 

maybe a slide with the warnings and precautions, another with the benefits for working there such as insurance, discounts, or another with the minimal requierments and recomended experiencing depending on what jobs are abailable

oh so your 15 im acctually going to be 15 next month

(didnt know what to put here because i accidentaly posted the ame thing twice)

Can't wait to read it!

First a few questions: What are your 9 slides you have so far? Is this just employee information or is that just a section of the website and the rest is about the park?

Now for ideas about the website: Now assuming that your website is for Jurassic Park and part is employee information, I suggest a page about the dinosaurs in the park, a page about the attractions there, a page about the visitors center and what's in it, then that page branches off into seperate pages like the the cafateria, the security room (optional), the egg room, and the ride area. I will give more on the slides once you tell me which ones you have.

Gojira, I'm on it, it'll be up I'm two or three days if I can wait that long.

It most certainly was the italic button.

Mr. Happy,

I'm just joking. No, you are not a lunatic Mr. Happy. As the March Hare from Alice in Wonderland says, "We're all little mad."

Uh, Gojira, is not sure who you're referring to as being a bigger lunatic than Delta, but I was referring to his second in command, me, Lieutenant 9097.

SPINOSUCHUS - You've likely hit the Italic button! Or, perhaps you formatted them to a certain grade by accident. Either way, it's nothing to worry about; I felt it made your post look professional and eye-catching! :)

Come on! I want to start a debate! Anyone?

Carnosaur, not in the climax. From what I remember, it wasn't even in the film all that much (at least to the point where the daytime-nightime ratio would even matter)

DINOSAUR.FANATIC - Hmm, I can definately see your perspcetive of the film. That is certainly a rational outlook. I, too, would likely be scared out of my bloody wits were I to find myself in a similar situation - likely too frightened to appreciate the animals! Your point of view was very insightful! Thank you ever so much for sharing it! :)

Raptor-401,

Yes, it really was stupid and boring. I feel sorry for myself and your sisters for watiching those movies. But it really was a funny post Raptor.

"In a nutshell, Spino is the slasher and Rex is the crusher. Both are effective predators in their respective environments and should they ever meet, the battle would be both titanic and evenly-matched.:

-Spinosaurus was not a slasher at all. It definitely appeared so based on its role in JP3, but in reality it was not a "slasher" at all. Tyrannosaurids were generally heavily-built crushing animals (especially those with broadened jaws like tyrannosaurus), I'll give you that, but a "slasher" (by your definition) would be a predator that possesses teeth and jaws suited to do so. An example would be allosaurus, ceratosaurus, or megalosaurus (all not very cosely related, but to give you an idea of how much a "slashing" morphology differentiated). Spinosaurus was a gripper of fish

"Accually, the best kind of tooth design, besides serrated railroad spike, is conical. A slashing tooth makes a clean slice, while, if a conical tooth moves up or down through flesh, it will make an ugly, open, most likly to get infected wound, but it takes a lot of force to move it."

This is false and opinionated, sorry to say. Whether or not a tooth shape is defined as "the best" relies on what kind of food items that said animal is evolved to eat. Spinosaurus, as many know, had pointed conical teeth ideal for piercing into the hides of fish. In which case, THAT is the best kind of tooth morphology for that lifestyle. If the common prey type was larger terrestrial animals, a recurved and sharper-edged tooth ideal for slashing and ripping would be most beneficial. So really, it depends on prey type and hunting style, not just "feeling". And also, a conical tooth like we see in spinosaurus would not 1. create huge gaping wounds alone, or 2. need that much force to drive it (depending on how sharp and slender it is). Conical teeth are not designed for creating large wounds, and in spinosaurus' case they were ideal for deep penetration (they were quite slenderized and sharp, unlike the most prominent conical dentition you see in animals like deinosuchus or sarcosuchus)

@Dinosaur.Fanatic for the first page, spinosaurus' sail would definitely be a hidnerance to its movement. You are talking about an enlarged, probably at least somewhat heavy spinal column on the creature's back which was not intended for any such purpose aside from maybe intimidation, courtship, and POSSIBLY thermoregulation. There is no way the sail would at all make it more aerodynamic if that is what you are saying

Second, spinosaurus would not be catching small, swift fish. Instead, as what its anatomy seems to indicate, it will be going after larger and more powerful fish, albeit at least somewhat swift and agile in the water. Contrary to popular belief, spinosaurus would NOT be hunting small trout-sized fish. As for its hunting style, it would likely be an ambush hunter most of all; it did not need such immense speed to be able to hunt, because it was a piscivore. As long as it could catch and maintain a strong grip on fish, it would do fine

@Jezza Nice pictures!

@Mr Happy- Not into Vampires and stuff like that myself, but I really wanted to make another spoof post. And yes, from what my sisters told me, since they were unfortunately forced to watch Twilight, they told me that Twilight was stupid and boring.

Remember that it is just a movie. 

Besides, didn't you guys already proclaim that this debate was "dead"?