Full Reconstruction of a Spinosaurus's skeleton

That article makes it seem as if spino whas the biggest predator

Few things...

1. They say 50 feet long and 6 tons. Not much longer and not even heavier than T.rex(unless they give T.rex an unbelievably low weight of 5 tons).

2. If you click the link in the article, it says full skeleton MODEL and a few fossils to go with it. Not exactly a full skeleton. It's a reconstruction.

And by larger, they mean longer and taller, not heavier. 6 tons, eh? Fair to say I'm using this in a topic I'm working on. 

I think it's important to note, it's not a REAL skeleton.

I'm more going for the size (fifty feet long, twenty feet tall, 6 tons), and national geographic is pretty legit. 

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PS- Here's an actual link to the article...

http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/speakers/2014/10/16/spinosaurus/

There's another link in the article that takes you to a page explaining the REPLICA and exhibit. 

Oh, not a actual Skelton... That's a bit disappointing. 

Oh a replica...

Just read the full article. Biggest predatory dinosaur 6 tons! I really hope they don't mean heaviest of the theropods at 6 tons. -_-

I know right. 6 tons is actually in line with my estimates on Spinosaurus weight, as is the 50 ft length estimate. However, I'm still on the fact that it's a replica.

It's on my estimates to but, I don't think it's the heaviest theropod!

"At over 50 feet long, 20 feet high and weighing in at 6 tons, Spinosaurus is the largest predatory dinosaur to ever roam the Earth"

Did we just get confirmation this thing wasn't the largest theropod? I think alot of us have been saying that for a while..

Here's a pic of the "skeleton"

Huh thats kinda cool! But I think that Nat geo think the Tryranosaurus is about 4tons or something like that.

They must.

Thanks AL!

I could not read it because the URL Lead to no where. 

That's better. Well done Al.

Cool. I've actually met Paul Sereno before, and he's a pretty cool guy. I'm actually not even surprised by this, as he really loves Spinosaurs, especially suchomimus, which he discovered.

Cool find, and I hope I get to see this reconstruction someday.

This is pretty cool! Nice find!