My beliefs about Spinosaurus and Carcharadontosaurus.

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ScenicDegree605

MemberCompsognathusJun-29-2014 12:59 PM

This is based of ideas I have put together. I do ask (no names because I dont know everyone) for no agressive arguements in the comments, but only feedback on ideas that can make my idea better.

Now to buisness.

I believe that Spinosaurus and Carcharadontosaurus didn't fight when they spotted one another rather, One saught the other out. I believe that Carchara saught out spino for a few reasons that would be understandable.

1: Water. Spino lived by water pretty much their entire lives. So if a Carchara couldn't find water, he/she may find a spino because it will lead it to water.

2: Food. Not eating the Spino, but everything else. If Spino goes to a river and Carchara follows. He will have almost no reason to leave because where there is water, there is food. Every living thing needs water. So Carchara could stay around the area, out of Spinos way.

But even if the Spino and the Carchara met, I think Spino would just bluff him off because Carchara came to HIS terrotory on purpose and knows it. And if you piss off the host, you get kicked out of the house. Or they would just growl or hiss and go away from eachother.

But Spino would use Carchara as well. I think he would use him to keep other predetors out of the area. Being that two massive animals in the same area would make them too nervious to stay.

Overall, I believe Spino would be passive aggressive to Carcharadontosaurus unless the situation demanded and that Carcharadontosaurus used Spino as much as Spino him him/her.

Let me know your thoughts on this, Do you completely agree, partially agree, or disagree completely.

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Lord Vader

MemberTyrannosaurus RexJun-29-2014 4:40 PM

I doubt they would fight outside of a drought where food is scarce. Other than that, Carchar would likely keep it's distance and nothing happens. The difference in diet would allow them to coexist quite nicely. As a bonus, Spino could get some protection if a Carchar were to stick around, and in turn, Carchar gets to hang around the river.

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Carnosaur

MemberCompsognathusJun-29-2014 4:47 PM

I do not think Carchy sought Spino out, as large bodied carnivores usually tend to avoid each other. But you've raised some interesting speculations, most definetly.

I do believe, however, that If a fully mature Carcharodontosaurus came across a spinosaurus juvenile or sub-adult, it would kill it on sight. Why you may ask? killing off the competition. Spino and Carchy lived in a hyper competitive killing ground. While the did not directly compete for food, there would be some overlapping when the large sawfish Spinosaurus hunted moved on or the rivers dried.

Predators will and do seek out the young of other carnivore species (i.e. Lions and hyenas of Africa). They don't do this for the sake of killing, it's to eliminate competition. And a young Spinosaur wandering into the territory of a fully mature Carcharodontosaurus means bad news for the Spinosaur. It goes the other way around too, of course.

Nature doesn't deceive us; it is we who deceive ourselves.

John Morrison

MemberCompsognathusJun-29-2014 4:49 PM

You all have good points on this. Nature has good examples of these kind of behavior today such as the interactions between bears and wolves up in Alaska. So on this I would agree.

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