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Makaveli7
MemberCompsognathusJun-08-2013 7:26 PM The fourth installment in the Jurassic Park series has been confirmed to be in production as we speak (well actually it's on hold but it's coming). That being said, speculation as to what the film's main antagonist would be began when it was stated that the villain would be a new one, and the most terrifying so far. The following 10 prehistoric monsters should all be up for consideration.
10. Quetzalcoatlus
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Although you may not think that Quetzalcoatlus is that scary upon first sight, your opinion may change when you hear that the ancient pterosaur had a wingspan of 40 feet and had a beak the size of an adult human. The giraffe sized Quetzalcoatlus is certainly terrifying, but would likely be a disappointment as the main villain of JP4, hence it's low placing on the list.
9. Allosaurus
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This 40 foot long (based on Epanterias),(possibly) pack hunting, speedy and vicious Jurassic apex predator was certainly a force to be reckoned with. The Allosaurus was one of the most successful predators of all time. The "different lizard" is underrated and deserves the main spot in the Jurassic Park series for once, being that it's actually from the jurassic period. None of the main villains so far have been from the jurassic period (the T-Rex, Velociraptors, and Spinosaurus are all from the Cretacious). The only problem is that it might resemble T-Rex too much for some fans' liking. But then again if you were even slightly observant, you would notice the longer arms with 3 fingers, the lighter build, crests above the eyes, and different skull shapes.
8. Cryolophosaurus
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Cryolophosaurus is the largest theropod ever to be discovered in Antarctica, attaining a size similar to that of the Allosaurus. With a unique look that distinguishes the "frozen crested lizard" from the rest, the Cryolophosaurus would be a great choice for the primary antagonist of Jurassic Park 4... If it were a little bigger.
7. Sarcosuchus
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The largest crocodilian ever to live at 40 feet long, the SuperCroc would be the best predator in the series for a few reasons. It has the scary elements: giant crooked teeth, huge size, and the element of surprise when in the water. Also, it wouldn't just be restricted to land or water. It could dominate both, being that it has lungs.
But it could also suck for an equal amount of reasons. It wasn't really fast, it would seem out of place as a non-dinosaur in a movie about dinosaurs, and even though it could leave the water, it never went very far. Add that to the fact that it would probably pass up humans for fish and you have a cool-but-not-so-great-for-this-movie giant crocodile. Especially after that atrocious SuperCroc movie destroyed its reputation.
6. Deinocheirus
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This specimen is known by only one thing: A pair of 8 foot long, three clawed arms found in the Gobi desert. This Prehistoric monster's arms are nearly twice the size of that which is currently thought to be the largest theropod, Spinosaurus'. A carnivore twice the size of Spinosaurus would be unstoppable, and it would put on a very interesting performance. This behemoth would rank number one... But we have really no idea what it looks like. It might have looked like this (A.)
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A prehistoric anteater, similar to Therizinosaurus (real name, not kidding), or it could have been this (B.)
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A sauropod eating, gigantic, vicious beast that would have been the most fearsome creature ever to walk this earth. I would prefer B.
5. Utahraptor
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Everybody who watched the first jurassic park remembers the man sized velociraptors with their 1 huge claw on each foot. They were horrifying. Now imagine a raptor twice the size of that. Imagine a velociraptor with claws over a foot. That, my friend, is a Utahraptor. The currently described specimens are only slightly larger than the ones in Jurassic Park (which in real life were only the size of a turkey and were feathered.) at around 20 feet in length. However, these are thought to be juveniles. The larger ones reported are nearly 40 feet. That's close to the size of the biggest T-Rex found; Sue.
The only issue with this is the Velociraptors. You can't have Jurassic Park without Velociraptors. Two species of raptor in the same movie could get confusing... Unless... The Utahraptors are feathered and the Velociraptors aren't... Perhaps they could compete and have a showdown scene!!!
4. Yutyrannus
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A very recent discovery, the Yutyrannus was found in 2012. It's name means "feathered tyrant", because it's fossils showed feather impressions. It is the largest known feathered dinosaur, exceeding 30 feet. Only one specimen has been found, but it was in phenomenal shape. Perhaps future fossils will show a dinosaur close to the size of it's cousin, Tyrannosaurus Rex, since that seems to happen when new large species are discovered. The feathered titan would certainly make a unique antagonist. If it were just a smidgen bigger and not feathered...
3. Carnotaurus
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The horned, knobbed, muscular, fast, cannibalistic and aggressive Carnotaurus had a name equally as frightening as it's appearance and behavior. The meaning of Carnotaurus is "flesh eating bull". Scary, right? It's vestigial arms were creepy too. But that was nothing compared to the fact that this allosaurid could have been the fastest large theropod ever to exist at over 30 feet long due to it's long and muscular legs. Combined with the possibility that the flesh eating bull was a pack hunter and you have a dinosaur like no other. One prominent feature is it's horns above it's eyes. The horns were likely sheathed in keratin-like material like those of modern day cows, making them even bigger than in the picture above. Carnotaurus was possibly cannibalistic, very territorial and vicious. This made Carnotaurus a true monster.
2. Carcharodontosaurus
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The "shark-toothed lizard" was about 45 feet long, making it one of the largest carnivores of all time. Even bigger than T-Rex (longer at least). It's long narrow skull filled with triangular teeth meant for slicing meat was a true detail of a predatory dinosaur that could kill anything it pleased. The African theropod was the second largest in it's region, behind only
the Spinosaurus, which it would have had little competition with due to their different food preferences. Although it resembled the Tyrannosaurus Rex a little bit, details could be added by the producers to differentiate them if this was meant to be the villain of JP4.
1. Giganotosaurus
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A close relative of Carcharodontosaurus, Giganotosaurus is is well know for being one of the few theropods bigger than the most well known dinosaur, T-Rex. Not only was Giganotosaurus bigger than T-Rex, it was faster, too. The largest carnivore ever to exist in South America, it probably fed on the largest herbivore ever to exist in South America: Argentinosaurus. At over 115 feet long and over 95 tons, the titanosaur Argentinosaurus was no pushover. A single Giganotosaurus wouldn't stand a chance against a fully grown Argentinosaurus. However, a large pack of Giganotosaurus could bring one down. While it was harder to kill, it was more sustaining and thus preferable to the smaller Amargasaurus.
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The pack hunting technique that Giganotosaurus employed made it the deadliest carnivore to ever walk this earth. A pack of Giganotosaurus could take down anything.
Since it looks somewhat similar to the familiar T-Rex, the "giant southern lizard" could be differentiated by a new coloration, keratin spikes and knobs, and perhaps a standoff with a T-Rex. Perhaps the T-Rex and Spinosaurus could be getting ready for round 2 when the pack of Giganotosaurus runs in and kills them both. For the reasons of pack hunting, strength, size, and speed, Giganotosaurus reaches number one in my list of dinosaurs that should be (and haven't already been) the top carnivore in Jurassic Park IV.
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Rex Fan 684
MemberCompsognathusJun-08-2013 7:35 PMNot bad. I think Deinonycharius, doubt that's how you spell it, was actually very similar, but slightly smaller than, Therizinosaurus. I don't think Utahraptor could get to 40 ft though. 25 ft, max. Not a bad line-up. Surprised you don't have any marine predators though. Unless you count Sarcosuchus, which I don't.
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Makaveli7
MemberCompsognathusJun-08-2013 7:41 PMI was going to but there's so much controversy as to which was better than which that I wouldn't know if I should include Mauisaurus, Kronosaurus, Liopleurodon, Megalodon, Predator X, Basilosaurus, Monster of Aramberri, Shasatasaurus, Brygmophyseter, Livyatan or what, just like I had to choose Sarcosuchus over Deinosuchus and Purusaurus. Evidence at some university that is yet to be studied further puts Utahraptor at 30-35 feet, based on claws over a foot long.
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Rex Fan 684
MemberCompsognathusJun-08-2013 7:46 PMUtahraptor skeletons measuring 20 ft or so have been found and their claws were about 10 -13 inches long. Just sayin. I have heard those reports of 30+ foot Utahraptors as well, but I dismissed them as being all that accurate.
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Lord Vader
MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-08-2013 7:50 PMWasn't Dinosuchus (not sure how it's spelled) bigger or at least just as big as Sarosuchus? I like how you didn't include Rex or Spino (feel they should only have minor appearances or didn't want to piss anyone off?). The part where you said Rex and Spino could be squaring off and get killed by a pack of Giga (nice touch), if it was a pair of Giga, maybe Rex and Spino could have a truce and actually beat them (maybe, just a possibility). I like this list though.
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Rex Fan 684
MemberCompsognathusJun-08-2013 7:56 PMDeinosuchus was roughly 36-40 ft long. Probably weighed about 5-7 tons. Sarcosuchus was at least 40 ft, maybe bigger. Probably weighed 8 tons or more. Very close, but Sarcosuchus seems to be a little bigger.
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Makaveli7
MemberCompsognathusJun-08-2013 7:58 PMI didn't list Spino and Rex because they already appeared.
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Lord Vader
MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-08-2013 7:58 PMOk. I thought maybe because Dinosuchus lived later, it would be larger. It looked pretty big on that one episode of Prehistoric Park (not sure if anyone saw it, it was an interesting show).
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Rex Fan 684
MemberCompsognathusJun-08-2013 8:01 PMIt was big. It was more closely related to alligators which on average, don't get as big as crocs. Sarcosuchus was more closely related to crocs.
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Dinosaur.Fanatic
MemberCompsognathusJun-09-2013 10:24 AMNice line up. Your top three are all really cool. Maybe Carnotaurus could have a gene in its DNA that makes it larger so we could have a unique antagonist the same size as Rex and Spino.
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Rex Fan 684
MemberCompsognathusJun-09-2013 10:31 AMIf there is one thing the creators of JP have shown us, it's that they are willing to do anything to make a dinosaur seem scarier than it really is. Something like that anyways.
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Dinosaurs Weren't In Genesis
MemberCompsognathusJun-09-2013 11:02 AMY'all need to quit all this dinosaur nonsense. They probably never existed because God never said they were real. He mentions a behemoth with a tail like a cedar, but that was a dragon IMO! I don't mean to offend. I just want to save you from eternal damnation. "Fossils" were probably planted in the ground by the devil to fool us, or by God to test our faith. Trust The Lord and it will pay off in the end! Trust in me, a loyal follower of God and his son!!!
Rex Fan 684
MemberCompsognathusJun-09-2013 2:35 PMI myself am a strong believer in the bible. Genesis does not mention dinosaurs, but it does mention great sea monsters and creatures of every sort roamed the land. And flying beasts of the heavens. Anyone of these could include dinosaurs and their prehistoric counterparts.
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jurassicparkour
MemberCompsognathusJun-09-2013 6:24 PMNo one considered Predator X (also known as Pliosaurus funkei). It was over 50 feet long, but InGen could have easily screwed up and given them genes to grow larger than that.
Chris
AdminIndoraptorJun-09-2013 7:02 PMWow, I'm really quite impressed at the discussions being posted on these forums. You guys are posting some really interesting stuff, keep up the great work! I love this list, all of them should be in [b]Jurassic Park 4[/b] - but that's my opinion. Haha
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monsterchief117
MemberCompsognathusJun-09-2013 7:22 PMI think the chameleon type carnotaurus from the Lost World:JP arcade game would pretty awesome to see as the main dinosaur picking on the people. I would love to see all these dinosaurs in the movie though.
t-rex90
MemberCompsognathusJun-09-2013 9:38 PMAgain, I prefer T-Rex to return as the main villain again but I would'nt mind those dinosaurs listed here as secondary villains, either Carnotaurus or Giganotosaurus. Carnotaurus because he was in The Lost World novel but never made it into the movie, I think it'd be cool to finally have him shown on the big screen in a JP movie. And Giganotosaurus because he's bigger than T-Rex and as you mentioned they could change his color and pattern to differentiate them.
Charcardontosaurus
MemberCompsognathusJun-11-2013 5:58 AMMy list would be Dilophosaurus, Acrocanthosaurus, Charcarodontaaurus, Majungasuarus, Raptor Rex, Allosaurus, Tryannosaurus Rex, Raptors, Spinosaurus, and Yutyrannus,.
Actually the Carnotarurs appeared in the Lost World Book they were like chameleons not particularly fond of light and everything else was afraid of them even the Big Rex. Ceratosaurus and Dilophosaurus appeared in JP3 and JP1 but had a bit part. Majungasaurus, Raptor Rex, and Yutyrannus were more recent discoveries, Charcarodontasaurus, Acrocanthosaurus, Allosaurus appeared in the Video games, Spinosaurus, T-Rex, and Raptors all had parts in previous movies and should reprise their roles.
t-rex90
MemberCompsognathusJun-12-2013 2:17 PMThey could just take out the chameleon aspects from them and just make them more regular, have them maybe be almost as big as T-Rex but T-Rex still being the top predator. The dinosaurs that had small parts in the previous movies could be given more of a role too I suppose, dilophosaurus especially.
Danlophosaurus
MemberCompsognathusJun-12-2013 8:48 PMACRO should be the first on the list, because it is believed by scientists that they killed large, stupid prey (like sauropods) while Trex hunted small, smart prey (like triceratops). This way you could have unique battles over unique prey items and not have the same thing over and over (e.g. Raptor gets human, Trex gets trike) but instead trex getting a ceratopsian ( not trike ) and ACRO getting a brach.
t-rex90
MemberCompsognathusJun-13-2013 4:34 PMTriceratops were NOT small prey unless you're reffering to none fully grown trikes.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-13-2013 8:25 PMYeah really, an adult Trike could be 25+ ft long and 5-6 or more tons in weight.
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PatchworkHeaven
MemberCompsognathusJun-18-2013 1:53 AMI'd definitely like to see an appearance of the Giganotosaurus. If anybody has played Dino Crisis 2 on the original Playstation, they could see how I'd get excited. They had it kill off the T-Rex right when you thought it was the main villain, and they gave it a red hue with a crown of spikes on the head. I'm sure whatever the JP creators choose, they will make terrifying. In the novel The Lost World, like you guys have stated, the Carnotosaurs had the camo at night. They could make those a night time threat, while having another big therapod be the main antagonist.
Brooks
MemberCompsognathusJun-21-2013 8:16 PMI'd say it's Carnotaurus.
Being that it's one of the few major Dinosaurs that haven't been used in the films through canon.
Airman Allo
MemberCompsognathusJun-26-2013 1:19 PMI think Metriacanthosaurus should be considered its name was seen briefly on one of the embryo tubes in the original Jurassic Park, so it would be possible for it to appear as the primary antagonist.
Lord Vader
MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-28-2013 7:54 AMI see Metri being a secondary antagonist at best. It just, doesn't have the size or power to be number one given Rex or Spino returns (more likely Rex due to return to Nublar). With the return to Nublar, I think there is a chance of seeing Metri, even if it is a brief cameo.
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MemberCompsognathusJun-28-2013 3:11 PMYeah. I'm saying Tyrannosaurus and the Raptors will be the main villains.Then you could have Metri be a secondary predator or maybe even with the return to Nublar, the Dilos.
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theslendernugget846
MemberCompsognathusJul-21-2013 8:02 PMI think that the dinosaur that is most likely to be the new main antagonist would probably be carnotaurus for three main reasons.
ONE: It stands out easily and is just plain cool.
TWO: It was mentioned in the Second book but didn't make it into any of the movies yet.
THREE: In the book it had the ability to change it's pigmentation like a chameleon which adds to it's ability to kill cunningly.
Even if it is not the main antagonist, I think it will at least make an appearance like the dilophosaurus, in the first movie.
Mr. Dino
MemberCompsognathusSep-12-2013 12:22 AMI love the list, I would definitely love to see Allosaurus, Carnotaurus, Utahraptors, Carcharodontosaurus & Giganotosaurus. That would be amazing. I made a list of some dinosaurs that could possibly be in the new movie, all of these haven't been in either movie, a lot of them are herbivores, but who knows, either way check these Dinos out and see what you think:
Apatosaurus
Argentinosaurus*
Armagasaurus
Bull Tyrannosaurus Rex
Breviparopus
Centrosaurus*
Chasmasarus*
Dimetrodon*
Diplodocus
Edmontosaurus*
Estemmenosuchus
Euoplocephalus
Eustreptospondylus
Iguanodon*
Koolasuchus
Liopleurodon (Which might be that Sea dinosaur your talking about)
Maiasaurus*
Mamenchisaurus
Moschops
Ornithocheirus
Ornitholestes
Ornithosuchus*
Oviraptor
Pachyrhinosaurus*
Protoceratops
Sauroposeidon
Scutosaurus
Shantungosaurus*
Shonisaurus
Tanystropheus*
Tapejara
Thrasher Tyrannosaurus Rex
Troodon*
Paleojim
MemberCompsognathusOct-25-2013 1:32 PMUtahraptor is the biggest and baddest of all known raptors (dromaeosaurs), but we sill have no evidence that it got more than 20 ft long; if that. I should know; I named it. We are digging a family group (pack) buried in "quicksand" right now that says a lot about its life and behavior. Anyone have a skycrane we can borrow? http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=25546101
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