SameerPrehistorica Posted June 17, 2007 #1 Share Posted June 17, 2007 In gavinrymill.com,they have mentioned spinosaurus as 4 tonnes.actually i want to know is it really 4 tonnes or 6 tonnes. In some other sites,they are mentioning it as 6 tonnes and also in the film jurassic park 3,u can see it is equal to trex.And some say it is bigger than trex.Can anyone explain this ....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDreamer Posted June 17, 2007 #2 Share Posted June 17, 2007 No you see what you saw in jp/// was a movie monster,It changed size,Chased humans for no reason at all,and was also able to bash thrue was seemed to be a reinforced steel gate.Well the monster in jp/// probrally was 6 tons because it crushed that plains outershape into an oval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Carnivore Posted June 18, 2007 #3 Share Posted June 18, 2007 It was about 60 ft and 5 1/2 tons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconic chronicler Posted June 18, 2007 #4 Share Posted June 18, 2007 (edited) In gavinrymill.com,they have mentioned spinosaurus as 4 tonnes.actually i want to know is it really 4 tonnes or 6 tonnes. In some other sites,they are mentioning it as 6 tonnes and also in the film jurassic park 3,u can see it is equal to trex.And some say it is bigger than trex.Can anyone explain this ....................... Dude where have you been the last two years?. The latest Spino found by the Milan team is estimated at SIXTY-NINE FEET LONG. One ESTIMATE OF ITS WEIGHT BY REAL SCIENTISTS IS 12 TONS! It is a full one third larger than ANY other carnivorous dinosaur. From Wiki: Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") was a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now North Africa, from the Albian to early Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous Period, about 95 to 93 million years ago. It is unclear whether there are one or two species. The best known is S. aegyptiacus from Egypt, though a second species (S. marocannus) has been recovered from Morocco. The distinctive "spines" of Spinosaurus, which were long extensions of the vertebrae, grew up to 2 metres (6.6 feet) long and were likely to have had skin connecting them, forming a sail-like structure, although some authors have suggested that they were covered in muscle and formed a hump or ridge. Multiple functions have been put forward for this structure, including thermoregulation and display. According to a study by paleontologist Cristiano Dal Sasso of the Civic Natural History Museum in Milan and his colleagues in 2006, it is the largest of all carnivorous dinosaurs, even larger than Tyrannosaurus rex and Giganotosaurus. If the estimates are correct, Spinosaurus would be the longest theropod, measuring 16 - 18 m long (52.5 - 59.1 ft), around 6 m tall (20 ft), and reached weights up to 12 tons.[1] [edit] Longest theropods Size comparison of selected giant theropod dinosaursSize by overall length, including tail, of all theropods over 12 meters. Spinosaurus: 16-?21 m (53-?69 ft) Giganotosaurus: 13.5 m (44.2 ft) Tyrannotitan: ?13.4 m (?44 ft) Deltadromeus: 13.3 m (43.6 ft) Mapusaurus: 13 m (42.6 ft) Tyrannosaurus: 12.3 m (40.3 ft) Epanterias: 12.1 m (39.7 ft) Therizinosaurus: 12 m (39.3 ft) Edmarka: 12 m (39.3 ft) Carcharodontosaurus: 11.1-?13.5 m (37-?44 ft) Deinocheirus: 10-13 m (33-43 ft) [edit] Most massive theropods Size by overall weight of all theropods over 4 tons. Spinosaurus: 9-?12 tons Tyrannosaurus: 6.7-?8.9 tons Giganotosaurus: 4.16-?8 tons Therizinosaurus: 6.2 tons Tarbosaurus: 6 tons Epanterias: 4.5 tons Mapusaurus: 4-?5 tons Edmarka: 4 tons Carcharodontosaurus: 3-?4 tons Suchomimus: 2.9-4.8 tons Edited June 18, 2007 by draconic chronicler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Carnivore Posted June 18, 2007 #5 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Dude where have you been the last two years?. The latest Spino found by the Milan team is estimated at SIXTY FEET LONG. One ESTIMATE OF ITS WEIGHT BY REAL SCIENTISTS IS 16 TONS! It is a full one third larger than ANY other carnivorous dinosaur. Uh... I really doubt that. It was only a third larger than T-Rex, why would it be three times as heavy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconic chronicler Posted June 18, 2007 #6 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Uh... I really doubt that. It was only a third larger than T-Rex, why would it be three times as heavy? Real paleontologist came up with these statistics. But I know from crocodiles, for each foot bigger they get, their mass expands too. For a long time all the big theropods hovered around 45 feet. But now all doubt is removed as to what is the biggest. There may have been a 50 foot Rex based on a maxilla fragment, but considering how many T Rexes have been found now, we have a pretty good idea of their normal adult size (ca. 40-45 ft.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDreamer Posted June 18, 2007 #7 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Wait i have a Q,So just because the spino has the croc like jaw that means it also grew like crocs the foot mass thing that you mentioned?Or is it just that the spino is an acception? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Carnivore Posted June 18, 2007 #8 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Huh, I didn't know that. That explains why my lizard's getting so damn heavy for it's size, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkJunk Posted June 23, 2007 #9 Share Posted June 23, 2007 Wait i have a Q,So just because the spino has the croc like jaw that means it also grew like crocs the foot mass thing that you mentioned?Or is it just that the spino is an acception? Nobody can really know for sure. I'm guessing the Spinosaurus was the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogfish Posted June 25, 2007 #10 Share Posted June 25, 2007 WTF, I always thought Deinocherius was bigger than Therizinosaurus...BTW which is a omnivore/insectivore. Saurophaganax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Grant Posted July 19, 2007 #11 Share Posted July 19, 2007 (edited) Wait i have a Q,So just because the spino has the croc like jaw that means it also grew like crocs the foot mass thing that you mentioned?Or is it just that the spino is an acception? Imagine a cube, side length 2 units. It's volume would be 2x2x2=8 u^3, it's mass 8x its density/u^3. Now we enlarge the cube a third, making it's side length 2.67 u. I's volume would be 19.03 u^3, it's mass 19.03x it's density/u^3. So an animal that is a third bigger than an other one (with equal or similar proportions) can be greatly heavier. Cheers, Alan. Edited July 19, 2007 by Alan Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Carnivore Posted July 22, 2007 #12 Share Posted July 22, 2007 I think some recent estimates put it at about 69 feet and 14 tons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillerOrca Posted July 26, 2007 #13 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I think some recent estimates put it at about 69 feet and 14 tons. If this is an average, then Spino might have reaached 80ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDreamer Posted July 26, 2007 #14 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Any proof of that,I doubt you do because anything that long would have to have four legs and eat plants or live in the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Carnivore Posted July 29, 2007 #15 Share Posted July 29, 2007 (edited) If this is an average, then Spino might have reaached 80ft No, that's max estimates. Average was about 55 feet. Edited July 29, 2007 by sadistic jellyfish of doom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ufo_Guy Posted August 1, 2007 #16 Share Posted August 1, 2007 before that find it was said that the skull of one spino was crushed during the ww2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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