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There was more than one specimen found. One was a skull from a juvenile and the others belonged to an animal 48 or more feet long judging by a rib and some other fragments: they were very close together.

This is my plot idea. I hope you enjoy it. >Year or Two after Jurassic Park 3 >Lots of Dinosaurs that actually are part of the story (Yes I am talking to you random Ceratosaurus...) >A New Island >Bring back some of the old cast favorites >Plenty of dino fights with people involved >Raptors and T-rex are a must, they are like the big two that make Jurassic Park, you know, Jurassic Park. >Plenty of great aerial shots >A few new people that have been trapped on the island for a while >Chasing scenes! >Water scenes, possible deaths by it as well with some of the more dangerous aquatic dinosaurs

Hopefully we will have some form of information by the end of the summer.

The last "official word" we got from Trevorrow, was that they were spending all summer, writing. Seems like they're completely re-doing the story given the time they're taking to do all this. But you know, as long as they don't delay it further, I can wait.

I hope it's true. That'd be nice to know.

I heard that casting was in progress, but that's just a rumor.

Thanks. Honestly, I'm very unsure of Das Monser Von Miden's size. I saw reports stating that it was over 40 feet long, and others saying it was only 26 feet long. Guess I'll just go somewhere in the middle, 33 feet or so.

Thanks. Any dinosaurs(other than Spinosaurus) you guys did not expect to see on my list?

I like the current line up for season three, but it would have been interesting to see Das Monster Von Minden though. Just checked out the Dacentrurus entry on Rex Fan's site, it's good.

Good list. I'm pretty sure most Taem Rex members wouldn't have even included Spino is because they don't like it at all. Those guys are the biased ones. The top three were pretty much what I expected.

I wish I knew. Even little things like "Casting in Progress" or "Script Being Worked On" would be nice. I understand if they are in full swing and a little busy, but the suspense is killing me.

Thanks. I figured Spino had jaws that were weak for it's size, but still powerful. Even though my estimates put it at 56 ft and 7 tons, that's still large and any animal that big would have a somewhat strong bite. I have Das on there because, first of all it was a very large tyrannosaur(30-36 ft and 3-4.5 tons), and it was very robust. A similar build to Tyrannosaurus rex. I figured it would also have a strong bite, especially for it's size. Kinda like a bull dog compared to a husky. A fully grown husky is bigger than a bull dog, but bull dogs have very strong jaws. And Spino is not the only spinosaur on the list. Suchomimus made it on too ;)

Even though it's not my favorite dinosaur, I'll see if I can add Dacentrurus to my site. Get it's name out there so the public can know more about it.

I'm also very sad about Phobodon, but I guess it makes sense to take him out. He would make one heck of a predator if only more specimens could be dug up. But what about Dacentrurus?? Are you still considering his entry? I respect Stegosaurus, but I'd take Daventrurus over Stego in a fight anyday. Please reconsider, DinoFights.

Sad to see Phobodon go, but that's understandable. If only those jerky people would give up the specimens!! I'm excited for season 3!

Yeah, that was Carnotaurus. I like Ceratosaurus and think it could be a decent minor predator. It was bigger than an adult Dilo for sure. Between 20 and 25 ft long and 1-2 tons. Dilo is around 18-21 ft long and .5-1 ton. Cera was also a lot stronger and more powerful than Dilo. Like I've said before, I just wanna see the return of Tyrannosaurus rex.

WOW! Spinosaurus in number five? I've seen Team Rex members put him in 10 or not even on the list. Thanks for exalting him to this position. The only thing I might change is Daspletosaurus in number 4. Just for sheer size, I think it would be a more fitting number five against Spino, taking into account that the jaw size of Daspleto is significantly smaller than Spino... but that's just me. I guess you could argue that several ways, given that it's lbs per square inch. Other than that, great list!

Juveniles between 13-23 ft and .5-2 tons could probably hit speeds of over 30-35 miles per hour and hold that speed for some distance. Then, as they grew, their top speed decreased to 25 miles per hour over a somewhat short distance.

All of those dinosaurs are interesting, but so many are known from very poor remains and it's hard to say just how big they were, what their weapons were, etc. The current line-up is still great though.

Too bad Dacentrurus didn't appear. It really takes the cake when it comes to spikes. Stegosaurus is still a worthy contender but I can't help but feel Dacentrurus is more deserving.

Jaden, that was the Carnotaurus.

the only dinosaur I believe that could possibly still be alive in the congo is the mokele-mbmembe which is thought to be a large sauropod dinosaur, they did go underwater to from time to time but no one knows how long they could stay under, also, there's a lot of jungle that hasn't been explored yet as much as the ocean. lake monsters like nessie and champ I believe could probably exist too because again, the ocean is so deep and unknown and I've even read about underwater caves that channel through the lakes and what not, and not all things surface when they die. And yes, I know that plesiosaurs weren't dinosaurs but they were dinosaur related in terms of species go (reptiles).

The last thing I would want to do is get into the water with a sixty foot long megalodon which to me would be a hundred more times scarier than any great white. Based on what happened on discovery channel in that episode, I don't know of anything else that could have moved such a large decoy like that whale they made like that. A megalodon is the only one that comes to mind, but who knows, new creatures are being discovered everyday, especially ones that have been thought to have gone extinct millions of years ago (looks at the coelacanth fish).

25 miles per hour sounds about right for a T-Rex to have run, even though it was probably an ambush predator. The juveniles probably did run faster than that though.

Next chapter is sure to be great!

True. I think being a more evolved megalosaur Torvosaurus would have been even more powerful in bite but that hasn't been accounted for in measurements.

Perhaps. Given it's overall size Megalosaurus probably had a bite force of at least 3,000 lbs per square inch, maybe 3,600. Rivaling that of a modern day alligator.

Megalosaur. Its skull was very mechanically efficient, something that would have translated into an extremely powerful bite.

This is a very rough list with some of the best representatives. Triceratops reminds me of the alligator snapping turtle. An animal with a high bite force, but a beak. As far as Torvosaurus goes, being an allosaurian dinosaur, it's bite force would not be extremely high. Perhaps 4,000 lbs or so. To put things in perspective, an adult human has an average bite force of only 150 lbs per square inch ;) [img]http://www.thehistoryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/multi-body-dynamic-analysis-of-t-rex-bite.jpg[/img]

What about Tarbosaurus and Zhuchengtyrannus (~8,000-10,000 lbs psi) Torvosaurus (12,000-18,000 lbs psi) The Allosaurus hatchet chop bite (~9,000-11,000 lbs psi) Acrocanthosaurus (8,000-9,000 lbs psi) Triceratops (6,000-10,000 lbs psi) All of those would be good inclusions. Torvosaurus especially very closely rivaled T. rex in bite force.

Sorry the Ceratosaurus pic did not work... [img]http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs8/i/2005/302/f/2/Ceratosaurus_nasicornis_by_unlobogris.jpg[/img]

Yeah, it's not as robust because it's smaller, but like you said, very close. When I saw Little Das' Hunt on Dinosaur Planet, I immediately found Daspletosaurus fascinating.

In the documentary Mammals vs Dinos, Gregory Erikson stated that minimally Tyrannosaurus had a bite force of 6,800 lbs, but he sees no reason why they could not have bitten down with as much as 18,000 lbs of force. As for T-rex hunting in packs, in Jurassic Fight Club, they mentioned a group of young tyrannosaurs and adults together. Not Albertosaurus or another tyrannosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex itself. It was either in S. Dakota or Montana. I can't remember off the top of my head. T-rex is certainly the most powerful terrestrial carnivore and perhaps the largest. There is no reason why it might not be. Same goes for Giga and Spino. It's so hard to say with any real certainty since the fossil record is so incomplete.

Not as robust as T. rex but close. I think Daspletosaurus is pretty cool though, nonetheless.

Actually predator x was an adult. The monster of Aramberri and the new dorset pliosaur are both 52 foot juveniles though. I very seriously doubt that Liopleurodon was 80 feet but I have no doubt that some species of pliosaur did. Plus, T. rex had a bite of only up to 6.5 tons, not 9. It had good hearing, decent vision with great depth perception (Spino had even better depth perception than humans for catching fish that swam towards it) and perhaps the best smell in the prehistoric world. There is also no evidence T. rex hunted in packs but it's possible. I have no doubt that T. rex runs a legitimate candidacy for the title of deadliest giant theropod but it is not the largest. Deadliest? Perhaps. Proportionately more powerful than the others? Yes. Scavenger? No. Don't hate it or overrate it. Show animals for what they are, not what you want them to be.

Anytime. I also just want to see JP 4 in general, haha

Nice. Good use of a cliff hanger. Can't wait for the next chapter.

Thanks Rex Fan. I just want to see Rex return too. T-Rex is the king and always will be in my opinion.

Tyrannosaurus is a hunter who uses a bone crushing bite of up to 9 tons of force, 13 inch teeth that are like rail-road spikes, the intelligence of a predatory bird of prey, binocular vision, family packs, and speeds of nearly 25 miles per hour. End of story. MrHappy, Predator X is a controversial animal. Although it's certainly a pliosaur, it's unknown just what pliosaur it is. The specimen they have is around 50 feet and weighs close to 45 tons. It's just a juvenile though. I agree with the theory that Predator X is a young Liopleurodon, which in my opinion was up to 85 ft and 150 tons. [img]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111026194758/bbcplanetdinosaur/images/f/fe/Predator_X.jpg[/img] I want to see the return of Tyrannosaurus. If it fights another giant predator, great. If not, fine by me. As long as the king is back on his throne. [img]http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/283/3/6/jurassic_park_tyrannosaurus_roar_by_yankeetrex-d5hedgu.jpg[/img]

11 meters is 36 ft, not 32 ft. 3 ft 3 inches equals 1 meter. Anyways, I love Daspletosaurus and I think that's pretty cool. Tarbosaurus is around 36-40 ft. If it's a 36 ft Tarbosaurus against a 36 ft Daspletosaurus, it would be close. A 40 ft Tarbosaurus would probably win just because it's bigger. Das averaged 26-33 ft long, but I don't see why it could not be 35 or 36 ft. Probably would weigh about 4.5-5 tons at 36 ft because Das is pretty robust like T-rex.