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Tyrannosaurus vs Spinosaurus, who wins?

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MemberCompsognathusApril 17, 20146315 Views87 Replies

so plain and simple, tired of walking on eggshells when it comes to this thing.

So i made this topic.

If you state "mine is larger, therefore it wins" or something of that sort, your comment will either be deleted or out right ignored.

Let's have a fun, clean debate.

Let's begin with Paleontologically accepted size ranges for these animals. Not fanboy estimates. These are of course averages.

Tyrannosaurus - 13 meters, 7 tons, 17 feet tall(top of head)

Spinosaurus - 15 meters, 6 tons 19 feet tall ( top of head) 25 feet tall (top of sail)

Now...my personal belief is that Tyrannosaurus Rex would win this 6/10. 

Spino just has that sail, that stands 6 feet off its back. An easy target for a attacking predator.

Of course...Environmental factors, behavior, etc. would certainly determine if there was even a fight. 5/ 10 times, no blood would be drawn.

However, when it gets down and dirty, Tyrannosaurus is more powerfully built, has those large banana shaped teeth, and has the highest recorded bite force of any theropod - that has been scientifically acknowledged -.

My reasons for Why tyrannosaurus wins the majority of the time, don't agree? let's go..

Let's have a fun, clean debate folks....go at it.

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Lord Vader
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I see a 10 ton max for Rex with an average of 6-9 or so PSI bite force as reasonable myself. The whole 15 ton PSI bite is actually a very recent study.

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Thank you for the compliments Mr.Happy, theres no need to blow up about a friendly debate, but sometimes people aren't friendly and it's almost mandatory for somebody to stand up to them.

What you call discovery, i call the rape of the natural world.
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Deltadromeus
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Lol thats such a funny website.

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I know, it's my FAVORITE site for comics.

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Seriously Mr. Happy, use literally correctly.

IT'S TIME TO DU-DU-DU-DU-DUEL!!!

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Lord Vader
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In all fairness, it was originally like that with you. However, since then, there has been a very noticeable change in how you are. If you were to change your profile pic and screen name, I probably wouldn't have recognized it as you. You get so used to things, and then they change. 

 

401, sorry. It happens to bug me when people don't understand some of my references. In the future, why not look up some of these things I use in references. Not trying to sound like a jerk, just saying.

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Well, honestly, this is a Jurassic Park forum. Not a car forum. But I feel you, when no one understands my Zelda references...

But let's go back to Rex vs. Spino.

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MRHAPPY9097 - I drive a Smart Car! You're absolutely right; the size comparison is accurate. I'm a lightweight girl, but I can very nearly rock my "cardboard box" (I LOVE that analogy!) over given enough momentum! With regards to Spino vs. Rex: I'd have to say we should look at which survived to the end of the dinosaur era. T-Rex was one of the last great theropods. Spinosaurus died-out long before it. It stands to reason that Spino's lineage failed because of a lack of viability in its genes. T-Rex's lineage managed to hang around longer due to the ability to adapt and grow fiercer and more competative than the competition. Of course, take this girl's conjecture with a grain of salt. ;)
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You are correct Something Real. Perhaps Spinosaurs as a whole and. Tyrannosaurs as a whole would have been a better thing to say. 

 

Thing with smart cars though is that Europe's streets are small because they were made back when horses and walking were the main mode of transportation. Here in North America, we have pickup trucks that wouldn't fit on a European road, and then there are the ones with duals (dualies, twin tires, doudble tires, whatever you call them).

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Well, the Spinosaurs where the Megalosaurs, and they where very successful, then they evolved. The Spinosaurs lasted some time. Not as long as the tyrannosaurs, simply because they where specialized. That is good when it can be used, and is bad when it can't. 

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MR.HAPPY9097 - Very accurtate! I live in London, and I can't imagine one of your "dualies" trundling down the street! It's be like a bulldozer! :)
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DELTADROMEUS - That's an excellent point you've made there! Specialization often is the bane of a life-form ill-suited to change in its environment. :)
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BBC Walking with Dinosaurs is notorious for its inaccuracies...

Welcome back, Fact Dude. I myself was expecting a blow up about the post, but i'm very glad it didn't come to that.

Hell, this post is to address those kind of things that make people angry...

12 tons and 15 ton bite force? pure fanboyism. 7 tons(average) and around 6 tons of bite force is more accurate in my view.

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The truck is about a 2004 Ram 3500 6.0 or 6.7 litre diesel, long box extended cab, dually, and in the box, is a smart car. 

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Yes, and it alsis an be bad to be not be specialized. If that's what you got, and you are able to take a wide range of food, but aren't very efficient at it, then of our screwed. If your able to take the specilized food, and it runs dry, then your screwed. Nature likes to screw us.

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Excuse me but isn't this about Rex and Spino.................................................................................

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Now you know what a smart car is. If I ever use a smart car in a reference, you'll know what I'm talking about when I say smart car. 

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MR.HAPPY9097 - Hahaha! That's fantastic! DELTADROMEUS - Very true, that! :)
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specialization was Spinosaurus' down fall. Climate change effected its habitat....and it just wasn't equipped for those changes.

Things can only go great for so long....Who knows how long Tyrannosaurus would have lived if the asteroid didn't hit? they were specialized in their own right..

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Okay. Back to Rex and Spino! Let's have it out like civilized lads and lasses! ;)

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