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T-Rex Would Win

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Makaveli7

MemberCompsognathusMay-18-2013 11:07 PM
In [url=http://www.jurassicpark4-movie.com/community/forums/topic/25057]my last post[/url] , I explained why Spinosaurus would win in a confrontation with T-Rex. In this one, I will explain why Tyrannosaurus Rex would win. First of all, T-Rex had millions of years of evolution over Spino. As humans, it is difficult to comprehend just how long that is. Dinosaurs ruled the earth for a good 100 million years or more, and T-Rex had at least 25 million years on Spinosaurus. For an image of just how long that is, the first humans branched from chimpanzees 5 million years ago, in the form of Australopithecus, but full humans have been around for less than a million years. We turned from chimps to cavemen just a few million years ago. Amazing, right? Can you imagine what another 20 million years will do to humans? We might even have dinosaurs revived by then! Anyways, as a result of the millions of years, it certainly had some improvements, but perhaps the most crucial was intelligence. With a brain twice the size of a Spinosaurus, you have to imagine it would have an edge. Much of the brain went towards keen senses. The T-Rex had a keen sense of smell and a great depth perception due to forward facing eyes. While this wasn't greatly important to battle, it was important in hunting and scavenging. Another feature that came with evolution was the huge bite force. While some say that a 60 foot Spinosaurus would have a 6 ton bite force, others say it would only have a 3 ton bite force. In comparison, a 43 foot T-Rex would have a bite force estimated at up to 7 tons. In the powerful jaws, there were serrated the size and shape of bananas, capable of subduing even the largest herbivores. With some estimates putting an adult T-Rex at 46-50 feet, the bite force would be even greater. Another perk was overall power. Even Rex's tiny arms were stronger than those of most Olympic weight lifters. Heavily muscled legs would have been able to push the tyrant lizard king to speeds at up to 25 miles per hour for short distances. You could argue that this would be useless, since Rex wouldn't be chasing Spino, but it could come in handy for a running headbutt that could easily topple the giant. Part of what would make the headbutt so effective is the Tyrannosaurus' thick skull. Despite being hollow, T-Rex had a surprisingly dense skeleton. This suggested that it was built for combat, perhaps fighting with the extremely dangerous Triceratops, or possibly for surviving whips from the tail of a sauropod that's not too keen on being a meal. Also, distorted ribs of the Tyrannosaurus Rex have been found. They not only suggest that the dinosaur survived broken bones, but was capable of healing them. My final reason isn't so much a pro for Rex, but a con for Spino: it was frail. For a 54+ foot dinosaur, Spinosaurus had a lot of problems. Since it relied on size to intimidate most of the time, it would have had less of a need to be strong for combat. With thin (thinner than Rex, anyway) bones, a blood filled sail that could have caused a death by blood loss if bitten, long easily broken neural spines and week jaws, Spinosaurus was certainly not much of a fighter. With thick skin, size, and arms as its best defenses, Spinosaurus would probably have lost to T-Rex most of the time in a fight on land. Conclusion: Tyrannosaurus Rex would win, but not without some challenge.
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Lord Vader

MemberTyrannosaurus RexMay-18-2013 11:13 PM
That is pretty good information. Which side are you on anyway? Spinosaurus was relatively weak for such a large creature.

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Makaveli7

MemberCompsognathusMay-18-2013 11:32 PM
Thanks, and i agree that Spino was pretty weak for its size. I'm not really on a side. I like both. I'm only team Spino cause I noticed it had so few followers.
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Lord Vader

MemberTyrannosaurus RexMay-18-2013 11:57 PM
That is pretty good reasoning, not like its going to make a difference. Spino could probably swim, which is cool. If you were to look at a Spino skull, the nostrils are high up on the head.

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Makaveli7

MemberCompsognathusMay-19-2013 12:47 AM
Wow I never noticed that. I knew it could probably swim but I never really looked at the skull.
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Rex Fan 684

MemberCompsognathusMay-19-2013 7:09 PM
You make really good points. The max bite force for a fully grown Rex was 9 tons per square inch. Some say because of it's croc jaws, Spino would have had a strong bite. While this is true of crocs and alligators, I see Spino as having gharial style jaws and they don't have strong bites. If Spino fell on it's back, the spines would break and it would break it's back. In JP 3, it also used it's hands to break the Rex's neck. However, Spino did not have the wrist action required to do this. Tyrannosaurus would win, but probably suffer a few cuts from Spino's claws.
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Makaveli7

MemberCompsognathusMay-19-2013 9:49 PM
I think that you're right about the jaw thing, but remember that the gharial's jaws aren't necessarily that powerful compared to other crocodilians. Also, with the spines, if it fell on its back and broke them, it probably wouldn't be fatal. They were elongated ridges from the vertebrae, not connected to the spinal cord. Only injury to the spinal cord causes paralysis. You do make good points though.
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Anthonee225

MemberCompsognathusMay-19-2013 9:52 PM
T. rex all the way!

Anthonee225

MemberCompsognathusMay-19-2013 9:52 PM
T. rex all the way!

x_paden_x

MemberCompsognathusMay-19-2013 10:09 PM
@maaveli7 I really like how you've taken my original final battle post and extended much further then intended... kodos man kodos -paden

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Lord Vader

MemberTyrannosaurus RexMay-19-2013 11:49 PM
That is true how Spino wouldn't die (right away) if rolled on it's back and crushed the sail. The problem would be that it would hurt a lot. I really doubt Spino would last long after rolling on it's back.

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Makaveli7

MemberCompsognathusMay-20-2013 12:19 AM
Spino would probably back out after breaking its spines.
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Makaveli7

MemberCompsognathusMay-20-2013 12:20 AM
But if not, it would probably be too distracted by the pain to fight and would get killed.
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Spinosaurus Rex

MemberCompsognathusMay-23-2013 5:08 PM
you guys need to refer to the comment i left on the " WHY SPINOSAURUS WOULD WIN " discussion

t-rex90

MemberCompsognathusMay-24-2013 4:57 PM
I'll stick to the facts thank you very much.

Lord Vader

MemberTyrannosaurus RexMay-26-2013 10:04 PM
You did post post a couple facts in that discussion, but those are facts about Spino, not reasons it would win. Makaveli7 gave reasons as to how BOTH could beat each other, not just one way or the other.

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