The Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus Rex
MemberCompsognathusAugust 27, 201416042 Views151 RepliesOh, what a great dinosaur to talk about! And also a great conversation topic! Well, im going to let you guys know where i stand in size and what not, so be prepared!
Spinosaurus, hence the dinosaur i got my name from. Lets me get started on size, shall we? The places where i get my estimations are purely through what ive saw on most sites that have its size stated and also through observations of animals it has similarities with. All in all, i believe its size is up to 60 ft in length and 14 or 15 tons at most. My reason being is there is no reason for a carnivore to be long and not have weight and height, as well as a bunch of muscle to go along with that length. Length and predation do not mix well, at all, end of story. Which brings me to my second point, which i have stated many times in the past, a land predator that large simply does not rely on the smallest prey in an ecosystem, and also, somthing that large needs to feed almost constantly to keep the energy it needs to kill more/defend itself from intruders.
Fish and small dinosaurs would not be enough to satisfy this enormous carnivore's hunger, so it would most likely resort to eating the much larger individuals of the dinosaurs in the area. Yes, it's skull shape insists it was adapted to capturing fish, but i look at it as more of an accesory to further satisfy its large appetite.
This information i dont look at as merely just OPINIONS, i look at them more as highly educated guesses as to what this dinosaurs was and how it lived, and to add another thing, this is obviously nothing that is meant for starting and arguement, so please, people with strong opinions against this, tread very lightly with what you say, or i will notify you about it and depending on how aggressive you are towrds it, i will not hesitate to give you that same back, but through PM's.
indeed, and regarding the neural Spines..
They aren't really like those of Dimetrodon, which are very thin and close together:
They are very broad at the bases, only slimming out as they grew in length
But, the kicker is that they weren't like the spines of a bison that support a fatty/muscular hump.
I also find the idea of a 6ft tall muscle ridge highly improbably as well, but i really have no other suggestions as to what the structure was..
Nature doesn't deceive us; it is we who deceive ourselves.
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Very interesting...
A spinosaurus was definitly not a 20 ton creature (it's like they made it sound to be comparable to that of a mosasaurus)
So I would range it between 7 ton (being the lowest based on how it's built) and 11 (being it's estimatre size)
49ft-54ft long
Diet: Ouranosaurs, crocodillians (not a full grown sarcosuchus), medium sized dinos, and of course mainly fish. 70% fish 30% Dinos
My opinion :3
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