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Thing is though, Spino didn't need to be as muscled as other large theropods. Spino may have hunted sometimes, but it would go for anything small or weak (like any other theropod given the choice), but had the extra ability to catch fish if land animals were scarce.

I am working on the final bits of info for Rex and Spino. Stuff like size and strength, intelligence, speed, behavior, etc. Can't say too much though ;)

Can't wait. What is you're YouTube name anyways. I will be sure to subscribe. Mine is Mrhappy9097 (with a lowercase, my YouTube was first, then I started using MrHappy9097 on other things, and the Capitol stuck).

I agree with ya MrHappy. I am pretty sure that Tyrannosaurus did have extra ribs for one thing. Spino was almost certainly slimmer overall. That's one reason why I think it was relativity light weight. Did not have the overall muscle mass of other large theropods.

Dino fights? Oooh, sounds interesting indeed :D.

Finally we have some DinoFight material to read!

Can't wait! DinoFights refuses to give me any details :(

Final battle royale started oh i say a two months or so ago, trying to finish off the fight between rex and spino, even out the odds, and let em fight We've written 3 fights about FBR and are planning on posting the third this afternoon... my apologies i should've stated that as well... any other questions you got, id be delighted to answer them.

Where does it say that Spino was thought to be Baryonyx? Where was this confirmed?

.... excuse me for my ignorance but what's this FBR you talk about?

The body build huh? I'm pretty sure that Rex had extra ribs that go to the hip area for extra protection, not sure about Spino. The claws could inflict one heck a scratch. It just looks a little slimmer than Rex in pictures too though. I personally think that Rex was a bit more heavily muscled than Spino.

Thats just the bite, im talking about its body build.

I know it could have been an active hunter too. Not trying to sound rude in my last post. I think Spino has a fisher's build to it though. I think the nostrils are high up on the skull so it could remain almost completely submerged. As far as it being an active hunter, I think it would be much like any other carnivore, the old, the sick, the young, and probably anything significantly smaller.

As for stronger, I guess it is because they have found holes in bones from a Rex bite that are bigger than a Spino tooth is (deeper and wider). This seem legit to you? Am I exaggerating?

you know, Spinosaurus could have been an active hunter too, not being rude or anything.

I guess what I was doing was comparing them only listing what one had over the other. Not saying Spino is stupid (for a dinosaur), but Rex, with the millions of years of evolution, was likely smarter. Because Rex was likely an active hunter (and the evolution), it probably had a better sense of smell, so didn't mention for Spino. This is what the comment section is for, isn't it?

Something with a 9 ton bite force does not need strong arms. It's arms should be strong enough to help it get up, and that is it.

That is cool. Zombie dinosaurs would be impossible to do good in because the buggers get stronger as the rounds go up. But that would make it more fun too.

No, probably not, but like I said, why does a carnivore need long arms to be a predator? It's simple, it does not. That's a fact, we see that in modern animals and they are all we have when it comes to seeing how dinosaurs behaved. Behavior does not change. Every living thing has the same basic behavior in the end.

Nice, in JPOG, there's a cheat that makes the dinos look like zombies, haha

Rex's arms could hold up to something like 500 pounds each, so they could be used to hold something in place, or during mating, but not much.

Alright Spino Rex, you made your point.

Beats me. COD has zombies. Best idea ever, Zombie Dinosaurs!

I just dont understand why some scientists say that trex is likely stronger in comparison, i truly dont. And its sail, if it falls on it and only breaks a higher part of it, i dont think it would likely affect it, but if it were really close to the bottom of it, it would either be critically injured or die. Why arent you listing that it dosent have good sense of smell or intelligence? It had to find food too you know and not just by sight. It also had to be preety smart to find where the fish are in the water and also how to outsmart thier larger prey. But other than that, it seems preety legit and accurate.

Exactly! Or binocular vision for that matter. A strong sense of smell and small arms does not mean the animal is a scavenger. The sense of smell can be used to track prey when it's out of earshot or out of sight. As far as the arms, they could be used as meat hooks or something. Besides, wolves, hyenas, eagles, crocs, sharks, and many other modern day carnivores are successful hunters and they don't use their front feet. Heck, the abelisaurs had smaller arms than T-rex, and no one ever thought they were pure scavengers.

I know, I mean, what scavenger needs a 9 ton bite force? I am pretty sure that every carnivore in the history of forever would scavenge.

Genius! Why did they not think of that before?

I'm sure that Tyrannosaurus scavenged from time to time, but then again, what predator would not do that? It's really just common sense. I tend to agree with Philip Currie, Peter Larson, Robert Bakker, and a few other scientists out there.

I have always thought, "What if Call of Duty or some other FPS game had a dinosaur survival type mode?"

Looking for dinosaur expert for series. Now state one of your beliefs. T-Rex is strictly a scavenger. Why are there healed bite marks on Triceratops fossils from Rex? Rex thought it was asleep, bit, Trike woke up and scared Rex away. Ok, NEXT!!!!!

I meant dead, sorry about that.

If we must, haha

For sure. Now let's let someone else post on this discussion.

[img]http://dreager1.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/raging_spinosaurus_by_kaijusamurai1.jpg[/img] Truly one of a kind.

When I think Spinosaurus, I think long jaws, big sail, big arms, and swimming. When I think T-Rex, I think king of the dinosaurs, tiny arms, big head, big teeth. They are both unique in their own way, but Spino is more unique.

Let's see if a Rex fan can make the Spino fans happy. Spino was also pretty unique with it's long jaws. Sure other spinosaurs had similar jaws, but that's one of the first things I think of when I think of Spinosaurus, it's jaws! Right behind the sail of course.

I know this stuff (not major, just didn't include because then more people are happy). I do see what you mean though.

No disrespect to Jack Horner, but I strongly disagree with just about every theory he has. Just sayin.

I didn't actually see your post until just now because I started before you posted. I agree that there can only be so many dinosaurs on the islands (time for two more!). I could see Metri being second or third just because the Raptors are every bit as important as T-Rex (more if you ask Jack Horner).

I almost forgot, the fact that Tyrannosaurus had an infectious bite. May seem minor, but in my opinion, is pretty important and should be pointed out.