Spinosaurus News ~

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My post was transferred, but not too well, here is what I said:

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About the Spinosaurus, I did not knew about that new study (about the swiming capabilities), thank you for sharing it! I was reading the conclusions but I am agree with Dr Ibrahim, the study is far from conclusive as this is just a simulation, also I am happy that new fossils will arrive and will provide more information, which is excelent.

Other thing, I think, and many other too, that Spinosaurus was not like an Alligator in the water, but more like a Bear. This is nothing new, but it seems that is the contradiction in the Dr Henderson study. In fact, Henderson accept that in the interview! The final answer came from Dr David Hone: "swimming is by no means the litmus test for a life aquatic". Probably Spinosaurus had good swiming capabilities but that doesn't mean that they spend they entire life in the water. The articel says: “Herons aren't very good at swimming, but they spend most of their time knee-deep in water, wading around the edge of rivers,” he says. “ 'Semiaquatic' might be a push, but you're definitely talking about an animal whose ecology is fundamentally linked to water.”

Spinosaurus was especifically linked to water, so it will be absurd that it will not have some "aquatic" habilities. Like I said, it was like a bear. Bears are not designed to dive, but they can do it for short times. So, that is the answer.

Now, about Spinosaurus vs T.rex, no land predator, present or extinct, will be a rival for the Tyrannosaurus rex, on land at least. In the words of Dr Henry Orborn: "Tyrannosaurus is the most superb carnivorous mechanism among the terrestrial Vertebrata, in which raptorial destructive power and speed are combined".
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My next post, that is still in the "Freak Felids" topic is this:

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Yes, T.rex was probably the most powerfull carnivore that ever existed, no animal had such a perfect design for predation, is a machine designed to kill whatever existed. The only backdown are the arms, but all the other parts of the body, brain and senses, tail, legs and specially the jaguar-like head are designed for predation. Dr Robert Bakker is one of the BEST paleontologist ever! Of course that I support his view about the T. rex!  

Jack Horner, sadly, is just a bad joke now, specially with his "idea" of Triceratops=Torosaurus, that was the last nail in his coffin, it is just stupid! He was good, I don't know what happen to him.

About Spinosaurus, yes, I doubth that it will be able to dive, but it can surelly swim, and with that size, that was more than enoght to catch its giant prey. Oh yes, there were fishes as large as rhinos in his habitat!!!
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