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Top 10 Most Bizarre Dinosaurs

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MemberCompsognathusJune 07, 20136161 Views67 Replies
Top 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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Oh 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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i 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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Yeah, I forgot to include it likely had feathers. Can you imagine a creature like that? Guess it existed, haha
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To 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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This includes the tyrannosaurs.
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Yea 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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Yeah. 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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This 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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Yes, 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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Spinosaurus was heavier than 7 tons...but good list.
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@Rex Fan -- Why do you believe Spino is smaller when there is a complete reconstruction of a Spinosaurus Aegypticus skeleton in Egypt that exceeds the size of Rex, not to mention every other discovered therapod?

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It exceeds length and height yes, but in my opinion, not weight. Spinosaurus is, in my opinion, up to 56 ft long and 25 ft tall at the top of the sail. 6 ft longer and 2 ft taller than the max length and height for Rex. However, Spinosaurus seems more slender and not as heavily muscled as Tyrannosaurus. I give Spino a weight of 5-7 tons and Rex a weight of 7-10 tons. Spino is longer, but not heavier. It's like Diplodocus being longer than Brachiosaurus, but Brachio is heavier. Who's considered bigger? Brachio. Same goes for Spino and Rex in my opinion. Does that help? If not I can give more reasons on why I think that way.
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I give you six more [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concavenator]Concavenator[/url] [img]http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p589/jokerdeldesierto/dinosaur-420x0_zps4f02888e.jpg[/img]
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[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegomastax]Pegomastax[/url] [img]http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p589/jokerdeldesierto/uchicagodino_zpsaf4add2c.jpg[/img]
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Technically not a dinosaur, but still a strange creature... [img]http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p589/jokerdeldesierto/s3reutersmedianet_zpsa5f0f41b.jpg[/img] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeholopterus]Jeholopterus[/url] [img]http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p589/jokerdeldesierto/Jeholopterus_NT_zps5a0ce26c.jpg[/img]
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A cousin of Acrocanthosaurus? [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becklespinax]Becklespinax[/url] [img]http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p589/jokerdeldesierto/altispinax-becklespinax_zps9372d8bc.jpg[/img]
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[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracorex]Dracorex[/url] [img]http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p589/jokerdeldesierto/wp_large_20071214_7_zps71aa3096.jpg[/img]
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and [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantoraptor]Gigantoraptor[/url] [img]http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/p589/jokerdeldesierto/gigantoraptor-alectrosaurus_zps0fb19c4b.jpg[/img]
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Those were all ones I had in mind. I wanted to do a few that most people don't really think of at first like Tyrannosaurus and Stegosaurus. The ones you gave are perfect honorable mentions though.
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If you compare skeletons, Spino is longer and taller, yes. But add the sail, longer neck, longer skull, longer legs, and longer arms, and this makes for a predator larger than Rex. It has always appeared to me that Rex's smaller size is taken up mostly by body, while Spino's larger size is taken up mostly by limbs, sail, etc. But let us say that we have a the body of a Rex and a Spino laying at our feet. Both are missing the head, arms, legs, tail, and for Spino, the sail. I think that rather than bigger, Spino's body would be the same size as Rex's. But add the longer limbs of the Spino, and it makes it larger than Rex with limbs. The body size is the same. Spinosaurus was a sleek, muscled predator. I don't agree that Rex was bigger, but I agree that, [i]relative to the overall size of the dinosaur[/i], Rex was more body. Take for example a short kid and a tall kid. The tall kid has everything the short kid has, except the neck is longer, the arms and legs are longer. The tall kid is considered bigger. Take away the [i]long[/i] limbs and replace with short, and the tall kid's body size will resemble the short kid's. Spino is the larger predator. (This is my opinion; anyone else feel free to back me up or dispute.)

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