Why T-Rex is better

Lord Vader

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Before the diehard Spino fans complain, I will do a Why Spino is better discussion. Now that that's out of the way, let's go. T-Rex had the obvious bite force advantage (I know, but it's true). T-Rex's teeth were designed to crush bone. It likely had binocular vision, and I have read it could see heat signatures (not sure if it is true not, just like how it could only see movement). T-Rex probably had thick, leathery skin that could give some protection against a bite. It also was smarter than most (if not all) large predators. Add any information in the comments, tell me if something is wrong, and just enjoy the debate.

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June 08, 2013

T-rex did have binocular vision. There is a site either in Montana or S. Dakota that had a family of T-rex's which shows they were probably pack hunters. Tyrannosaurus was the most heavily muscled of the large theropods. It also had a septic bite like a komodo dragon. Finally, it was built for the kill. These dinosaurs would have been hunting giant hadrosaurs, deadly ceratopcians, armored ankylosaurs, and titanic Alamosaurus.

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They probably hunted in mated pairs with their young and the juveniles probably hunted in small packs. Doubt they would have hunted Ankylosaurs unless they were starving, rarely ceratopsians, and very very rarely, if ever, Alamosaurus. Not saying they weren't capable of killing large and dangerous prey, but their teeth were meant for tearing off big chunks of meat without falling out, contrary to belief that they were for crushing bone. While they were very smart by dinosaur standards, their intellectual equivalent today is a newborn kitten.

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If they were not designed for crushing bone, then why are there so many Tyrannosaurus bite marks on bones? Also, numerous Triceratops bones have been found with healed injuries from Tyrannosaurus showing they fought somewhat frequently. Alamosaurus and Ankylosaurus were probably off the menu except once and a while. T-rex was about as smart as a house cat which does make it extremely smart for a dinosaur. Far smarter than many reptiles for sure.

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It wasthe hadrosaurs that were the most populated though. So it wouldn't have to face the dangerous prey often. I get what you mean with tearing large chunks of meat, but the teeth were strong, thick and blunt, not serrated and thin like other predators, so they would still do a better job at crushing than other carnivores.

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Granted, the hadrosaurs were the most populated. T-rex probably hunted herbivores in this order- Hadrosaurs Ceratopcians Sauropods Ankylosaurs I have Sauropods ahead of Ankylosaurs because, while much larger, they don't have that armor. Not to mention, if T-rex was a group hunter, they would have been able to bring down an Alamosaurus somewhat easily. Sustaining injury sure, but it's pretty much an accepted fact that Giganotosaurus hunted Argentinosaurus which was even larger than Alamosaurus. Why couldn't T-rex do the same with Argentinosaurus? Just sayin ;)

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I meant Alamosaurus when I put Argentinosaurus, my bad

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Giganotosaurus would have hunted in massive packs and lost many members in the process, considering how stupid they were, about as smart as a special goldfish. I wouldn't say Rex was house cat smart. House cats are very intelligent, even by today's standards. Bites on bones are thought to be accidental now, suggesting that dinosaurs were careful not to eat the bones because they might not have been able to digest them right or they were too hard to chew. Even though fights with triceratops did happen, they happened rarely compared to others, like hadrosaurs.

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They did find a lot of T-rex coprolites with Triceratops bone fragments in them. Besides, like I have said before in other discussions, if T-rex did not keep those large and dangerous prey items in check, who did? Nano T and Dromaeosaurus were too small and rare. The only predator who could was T-rex. If the fights were that rare, then the numbers of dangerous herbivores would skyrocket. Nature does not work that way. It's balanced.

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June 08, 2013

Haven't there been T-Rex coprolites found with crushed Triceratops bone in it?

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June 08, 2013

I started before Rex Fan posted, so I asked the question before I knew someone else had.

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That's cool. At least that shows you know what I mean and at least, somewhat agree, lol

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The sauropods and ankylosaurs were hunted most often when they were juveniles. The largest T-Rexes could hunt ceratopsians, as fossil records suggest.

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June 08, 2013

That's probably how it went down. I still feel that the most accurate depiction of Tyrannosaurus hunting is in When Dinosaurs Roamed America. A good fight scene between Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops is in Clash of the Dinosaurs. When it shows 2 adults attacking it.

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June 08, 2013

I agree.

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Agree with what exactly? Sorry if that sounds rude, but I said a few things there. Not sure if you meant the whole thing, or a certain part.

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There was that episode of Dinosaur Revolution that showed a mating pair of Rexs attacking a Trike. The one got behind it and bit it's back leg, and when it looked to see what bit it, the other one bit it's neck and the fight (if you could call it that) was over in less than 30 seconds.

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Of course it doesn't. I agree with you that the When Dinosaurs Roamed America depiction was probably the most accurate and that Clash of the Dinosaurs had a good fight scene. I also liked the Dinosaur Revolution attack.

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The Dinosaur Revolution and Clash of the Dinosaurs fights were almost identical when you think about it.

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June 08, 2013

Pretty much.

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Still a good depiction. I think When Dinosaurs Roamed America may be one of my all time favorite dinosaur documentary's.

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