Sarcosuchus
native region africa
Time Middle Cretaceous
diet dinosaur and large fish
Length & and mass 40-50 ft, 10 - 15 tons
head long and narrow
most likely spent most of it time in the water do to limbs and weight
competitors Spinosaurus was the only competitors to this massive crocodile
Deinosuchus
native to North america
time late Cretaceous
Diet dinosaurs and pterosaurs
Length and mass 33-40 ft ,5- 10 tons
Head is shorter built and more likely meant for one thing to hold on to prey like modern alligators
Competitors Tyrannosauridae of the time and maybe even some species of mosasaurus do to it travel patterns form fresh water ponds to the sea
Yeah, Sarcosuchus is more crocodilian in design while Deinosuchus was more like an alligator.
[img]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111126152509/bbcplanetdinosaur/images/3/36/Vlcsnap-2011-11-23-23h22m00s217.png[/img]
[img]http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120412063457/dinosaurs/images/d/d9/Croc.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/images/species/d/deinosuchus-size.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/images/species/s/sarcosuchus-size.jpg[/img]
Now, my estimates are a little smaller than yours...
Sarcosuchus- 33-43 ft(10-13 meters) long and 5-7.5 tons
Deinosuchus- 30-40 ft(9-12 meters) long and 4.5-6.5 tons
But still, we both agree that Sarcosuchus was larger. Now, what is this a comparison of exactly?
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DinoSteve93 Group: Member Rank: Compsognathus View Profile
Nice. I think too Sarchosuchus is larger.
Those are my estimations:
Sarcosuchus- 33-43ft long (10-13m), 4,5-6,5 tons
Deinosuchus- 33-40ft long (10-12m), 4-5,5 tons
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Rex Fan 684 Group: Member Rank: Compsognathus View Profile
DinoSteve, your estimates are nearly the same as mine, haha
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DinoSteve93 Group: Member Rank: Compsognathus View Profile
well my comparison is what niches they have if you look at the time period and there size it show that these where the top predators of there place and time also how two different species have the same adaption even thought they are million years apart and on two different continents.
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Ok. I don't know if I'd consider them the top predators, but they're up there. You're right, both Sarcosuchus and Deinosuchus were very similar in size and niche. I actually wrote a fight between Sarcosuchus and Spinosaurus, and another about Tyrannosaurus rex and Deinosuchus.
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OK then but I would say they would be the top predators of the water ways. But if I where to compare deinosuchus and the tyrannosauride to todays crocodiles and lions when they are on the beach witch neither one controls but they always fight over
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Gigadino Group: Member Rank: Compsognathus View Profile
i know
they where both about the same size.
the reason why i put some extra feet on it is because crocodiles and any other reptile grows till it dies it decrease in growth but it still grows
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also i believe Sarcosuchus is a relative of a gavial if you look at the snout structure and the body comparison they are very similar
also i don't now how to show picture so someone please put a picture of a gavial
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Here's a gharial...
[img]http://www.theanimalfiles.com/images/gharial_3.jpg[/img]
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