Clash of North and South: Spinosaurus vs Acrocanthosaurus

Spinosaurus vs Acrocanthosaurus

Spinosaurus- spined lizard

Fighter Size-

14.6 meters long, 3.2 meters tall(top of head), and 6.1 tons

Weapons-

Hand claws(12 inches long), teeth(4-8 inches long), swimming ability, and pressure sensors

Weaknesses-

Limited terrestrial movement and “weaker” skeleton

Acrocanthosaurus- high spined lizard

Fighter Size-

11.8 meters long, 3.6 meters tall, and 4.8 tons

Weapons-

Teeth(3-6 inches long), hand claws(6 inches long), speed, and agility

Weaknesses-

Not as good a swimmer

Setting- River bank

FIGHT!

A shoal of fish swim through the river chasing after smaller prey. Suddenly, the hunters become the hunted. A huge Spinosaurus speeds after them. Using his long jaws and neck, he lunges forward. He snatches a fish in his jaws. As he does, he swings an arm and strikes another with his claws. The fish is firmly stuck on a claw. The Spinosaurus swims for the bank and emerges from the water. He makes his way up the bank a few yards, walking on his knuckles. He lies down and begins to feed on his meal.

A few miles away, a thirsty Acrocanthosaurus smells water not far away. Knowing the rivers and lakes can be crawling with predators, she advances with caution. As she nears the river, something inside her tells her somethings wrong, but she doesn’t know what.

The feeding Spinosaurus smells the Acrocanthosaurus coming and plunges back into the river. He goes for the deeper part of the water and waits to see what he should do. The Acrocanthosaurus cautiously nears the edge of the river. She glances down at the bank and sees fish skeletons strewn about. Something predatory is here or nearby. She’ll be fast. The Acrocanthosaurus bends to drink, one foot stepping into the water. The Spinosaurus can’t see her, but feels her presence through the sensors on his snout. He breaks the surface, but only his sail is exposed. The startled Acrocanthosaurus watches the spinosaur swim around in the river in front of her. The spinosaur flashes blood into his sail and it changes color. The confused Acrocanthosaurus continues to watch. The sail changes from blue to red, then yellow, and back to blue. The rapidly changing colors disorientate the Acrocanthosaurus. Different patterns appear as well. The carnosaur blinks wildly and shakes her head in frustration. The tactic worked. The Spinosaurus cruises over for the kill.

As he nears his rival, the Spinosaurus lifts himself off the bottom with his short, yet strong, legs and attacks. The Acrocanthosaurus just barely avoids the lunge and the jaws of the Spinosaurus snap shut inches from her throat. The Acrocanthosaurus regains her focus and roars at the spinosaur. He snarls and hisses back. The muscular ridge of the Acrocanthosaurus changes color in agitation, though not as vibrantly as the sail on the Spinosaurus. The two giants face each other, neither backing down. The Acrocanthosaurus is taller, but the Spinosaurus is more stable on four legs. The Spinosaurus rears up for a short time, swinging his clawed hands at the Acrocanthosaurus in a show of force. The carcharodontosaur doesn’t back down though and roars loudly.

The first move made is by the Spinosaurus as he attempts to head back into the water. But the Acrocanthosaurus is faster on land and she overtakes him. She gets between him and the water. As she gets in front of him, she swings an arm and a claw catches him in the cheek. The Spinosaurus shrieks as blood streams down the side of his face. The spinosaur swings an arm too, but the agile Acrocanthosaurus leaps out of the way. She tries to grab the Spinosaurus by the back of the neck, but he “backpedals” and her jaws close on thin air. With some distance between them, the Spinosaurus is able to lunge for the Acrocanthosaurus. She outmaneuvers him again, but not completely. One of his teeth snags her in the shoulder and rips off a bit of flesh.

The two giants go through a series of mock charges, each lunging for the other, but not following through. The Spinosaurus manages to drive the Acrocanthosaurus into shallow water and they begin to enter his domain. If he can get a little deeper, it’s all over. But before he can drive her deeper, the Acrocanthosaurus actually follows through with a strike. Her shot hits home and she manages to slash his flank with her curved teeth. Blood stains the water and it begins to turn red.

Miles down the river, a pair of basking Sarcosuchus head into the river to hunt. Upon entering the water, the smell of blood hits their nostrils. They cruise up river to investigate the source of the blood.

As the two titans continue to do battle, each see they can’t gain an advantage over the other. The Spinosaurus has yet to get into the deeper water and the Acrocanthosaurus can’t land a good blow. She lunges forward and manages to latch on to his sail. The Spinosaurus hisses as she breaks off a bit of sail. He retaliates and bites her ankle. This is a move his teeth aren’t exactly designed to handle and he breaks a few. He lets go, leaving a few still embedded in her flesh. As the Acrocanthosaurus backs off a bit, the Spinosaurus makes a break for deeper water. The carnosaur tries to stop him and grabs the tip of his tail. The spinosaur keeps charging into the water and she ends up tearing off a bit of tail. But it doesn’t matter, he’s in the deeper part of the river and he has the advantage.

The Acrocanthosaurus heads for the bank and upon reaching it, she turns and faces the river. She peers into the water hoping to spy the Spinosaurus. But it’s no good. The water’s too murky and blood stained to see anything. Then, rising out of the blood filled water is a huge, and broken, sail heading straight for her. The Acrocanthosaurus tries to step back, but slips on a fish skeleton. The stumbling carnosaur has no time to react as the Spinosaurus lunges out of the bloody water. His jaws close on her throat. She claws at him, but he holds fast. The Acrocanthosaurus roars in pain, then sees something out of the corner of her eye. The heads of two Sarcosuchus break the surface and watch the theropods do battle. She gets an idea. Mustering all her strength, she begins to push the Spinosaurus back. He continues to hold his death grip, but does give some ground. The Acrocanthosaurus continues to push and the Spinosaurus continues to slip back toward the river. He digs his claws into the muddy bank, but it’s no good. The Acrocanthosaurus is better suited for land and she continues to gain ground.

Finally, his feet hit the water. The Sarcosuchus pair lunges forward and each grab an ankle. The surprised Spinosaurus shrieks and lets go. The Acrocanthosaurus stumbles back and then regains her balance. She watches as the Spinosaurus is dragged into the water. He uses his claws and strong arms to try and hold on to land. She lunges forward and her jaws snap shut on the wrist of one arm. He loses his grip and slides into the water. The crocodiles drag him out to deeper water. The Acrocanthosaurus turns and leaves the Spinosaurus to his fate. As she leaves, she can hear the terrified shrieks of the Spinosaurus and the thrashing and splashing of the water. Some of the blood filled water splashes onto shore next to her. She glances down at it, and keeps moving. She never will find out what became of the Spinosaurus.

Winner- Acrocanthosaurus

This was a very even fight that could easily have gone either way. In the end, the Acrocanthosaurus won because of a little luck and a lot of croc.

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