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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 12:34 PMTop 10 Strangest Dinosaurs
10. Tyrannosaurus rex- 50 ft long, 9 tons
Over-sized head, huge body, tiny arms with only 2 fingers
9. Parasaurolophus- 33 ft long, 3 tons
Huge 6 foot crest and duck like bill
8. Ceratosaurus- 25 ft long, 2 tons
4 fingered hands and 3 blade-like horns with massive overbite
7. Triceratops- 26 ft long, 5-6 tons
Giant frill with 3 massive horns
6. Stegosaurus- 23 ft long, 2.5 tons
Tiny head, short front legs with long back legs, spiked tail, and 17 thin plates on it's back
5. Dilophosaurus- 23 ft long, 1 ton
Notched jaw and 2 thin crests
4. Guan long-10 ft long, 150 lbs
Long arms and 3 fingers are strange for a tyrannnosaur. It also had a covering of feathers and a single crest on it's head
3. Spinosaurus- 56 ft long, 7 tons
Unusually long arms and claws, long yet thin jaws, and giant 6 foot sail
2. Majungatholus- 25 ft long, 1.5 tons
Tiny arms and ugliest face of all the dinosaurs. Often called the ugliest dinosaur ever by some, it is also often referred to as The T-rex Of The East.
1. Therizinosaurus- 36 ft long, 4 tons
Long neck and tiny head, pot-belly, and 10 foot arms with 3 foot claws
Sizes are based of my estimates. They are not that important to the post, just a good bit of info to have.
Questions? Comments?
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-07-2013 1:39 PMThose are some odd dinosaurs for sure. When you think about it, T-Rex was huge, then it's arms were tiny. The funny thing is, T-Rex's arms were about 5 times stronger than a man's.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 1:41 PMYeah, they were the same length's as a man, but could lift some 450 pounds. T-rex and some others in the list may not seem strange at first, but then you take a closer look.
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-07-2013 1:47 PMI know. I did have to think about some.
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-07-2013 3:10 PMMaybe he forgot about it. Maybe he figured that Ceratosaurus and Majungasaurus (had to resist calling it Majungatholus) were close to Carnotaurus, and decided to not include it. You should get an answer next time he is online. That is one thing I really like about him is that he replies to your questions.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 3:12 PMMajungatholus is very similar to Carnotaurus. In fact, it's even stranger. Ceratosaurus is also pretty similar.
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-07-2013 3:13 PMSo I was right?
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 3:15 PMYeah, basically. Spino fans probably like that Spinosaurus in the top 3 here, lol
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-07-2013 3:17 PMYeah really. Depends on how you look at it to. If you say weird, some might get all defensive about it, but say unique, then the same group would get mad that T-Rex made the list.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 3:19 PMThey are all unique. It's just some are more unique and bizarre than others. There's no denying the fact that Spino was a little strange. So was Rex though. They are all just so different.
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-07-2013 3:23 PMI know. I'm just saying, some people are like that. I haven't seen anyone like that on this sight (except maybe Star Killer, who's total online time of five minutes and six posts were all hating on T-Rex). I doubt there are any people like that who check regularly.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 3:30 PMi know where you are coming from mr happy, i was really used to calling majungasaurus majungaTHOLIS (caps to italisize) before they changed it to majungasaurus. And i think carnotaurus was more unusual than ceratosaurus because ceratosaurus had a horn on its nose as well as 2 above its eyebrows. Carnotaurus had only 2 above its eye brows, but they were bigger and thicker than ceratosaurus's. On top of that, carnotaurus had the shortest arms in comparison to body size, and didnt also have bone bumps all over its body?
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-07-2013 3:39 PMI agree that Carnotaurus was more bizarre than Ceratosaurus. Rex Fan did say that Ceratosaurus, Carnotaurus, and Majungasaurus where similar (which they were). It is possible that Carno had bone bumps, but without a skin impression, we may never know (might not know, time travel could be discovered, hopefully not abused, because changing the past could screw up the future, for better or for worse). I don't know why he didn't put Carno in here though. Personally, I would replace T-Rex with Carno just because almost all Tyrannosaurs are like that (big head, big body, tiny arms, it has nothing to do with anything else)
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 3:44 PMI put Tyrannosaurus in because it really is a little bizarre. It's head is even bigger overall then other tyrannosaurs. Carnotaurus is too close to Majungatholus and I think Majungatholus was even stranger.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 3:45 PMOh, do you guys like my quote thing? I got it from the Jurassic Park novel.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 3:50 PMi got mine from the first jurassic park, John Hammond says it 4 times throughout the movie. And knowing me Rex Fan, im sorry but in my opinion i would disagree with what the quote is portraying, but if it meant what i would like it to be, yes i do like it, lol
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 3:53 PMI figured that's what you would say, haha
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 3:54 PMBesides Majungatholus, Ceratosaurus, and then the debate about Carnotaurus, what do ya'll think of the top 10?
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 4:00 PMi think its preety good and accurate, and yes i would put spinosaurus in the top three as well, but in this one i would put spinosaurus in second instead of majungasaurus because i think that the sail, 8 ft long head, and unusually long arms makes it preety bizzare.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 4:03 PMOh it was, don't get me wrong. Based off my estimations, Spinos head was 6 feet. That's just something you and I have a different opinion about though, like the size and fighting ability. Glad to see you guys like the top 10 overall though.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 4:08 PMi agree that Therizinosaurus was the more bizarre because it was the tallest therepod, had really long arms, and its claws were really long and sharp, 4 ft long.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 4:10 PMYeah, I forgot to include it likely had feathers. Can you imagine a creature like that? Guess it existed, haha
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 4:15 PMTo me, i would think dinosaurs would look preety stupid with feathers, but there is some evidence of some dinosaurs having feathers.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 4:17 PMThis includes the tyrannosaurs.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 4:19 PMYea i know, if i saw a feathered T-Rex chasing me, i wouldnt know whether to laugh my ass off or scream and run, HAHA
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 4:47 PMYeah. I feel like maybe Yutyrannus needs a spot here. There are some things I may have changed, but overall I like it.
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-07-2013 5:46 PMThis is a good top 10. I figured Rex Fan's Quote had something to do with Rex. A feathered Rex would look so funny. If I saw one in a zoo, I would probably think they did something to a chicken to make it grow huge and look like a dinosaur. The raptors are ok with a few feathers though.
T-Rex's head was about 6 feet long, so I am leaning closer to S-Rex's head size idea.
Because Spino's head is shaped like a crocodile's it may have equal bite force, but for all we know, since that's the case, the muscles for opening the jaws could be extremely weak like crocodiles (just a suggestion).
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MemberCompsognathusJun-07-2013 6:26 PMYes, well, as we all know, I am one who believes Spino is smaller than most think. That's a whole other discussion though.
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