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10	After its appearance in ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' made it famous, the ''[[SavageSpinosaurs Spinosaurus]]'' has become one of the [[SmallTaxonomyPools stock dinosaurs]] and appears in plenty of media. However, because of its notorious fight against a ''[[TerrifyingTyrannosaur Tyrannosaurus rex]]'' in the movie, it seems that pretty much every time a Spino shows up somewhere, it is required to have a confrontation with a ''T. rex''. [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Every. Single. Time.]]
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12	Due to the ''Spinosaurus'''s victory from the movie being rather controversial to say the least, most (but not all) of the following fights have the ''T. rex'' winning instead, usually as an obvious TakeThat to the film. For the same reason, the ''Spino'' tends to be often portrayed as the "villain" between the two dinosaurs (though this can also be partly attributed to the fact that the ''Spinosaurus'' has a more sinister, [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodile-esque]] appearance compared to the ''Tyrannosaurus'').
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14	Note that in RealLife, such a fight could never have happened considering the two dinosaurs lived at different periods (they were separated by over 30 million years), on different continents (''Tyrannosaurus'' lived in North America while ''Spinosaurus'' lived in North Africa), and that since TheNewTens ''Spinosaurus'' has been discovered to be [[ScienceMarchesOn an amphibious predator with a very different body type, including a finned tail]]. See [[UsefulNotes/StockDinosaursSaurischianDinosaurs here]] and [[http://youtu.be/rgqQNBuGGWg here.]] If such a fight between these two animals were ever to take place, [[HomeFieldAdvantage the outcome would greatly depend on the environment]]: the ''Tyrannosaurus'' would be heavily favored on land, while the ''Spinosaurus'' would dominate in the water.
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16	It bears mentioning there was in fact another predatory dinosaur that did coexist with ''Spinosaurus'' named ''Carcharodontosaurus'', which was actually similar in size to ''Tyrannosaurus'', and occupied a similar ecological niche. However, it doesn't have nearly the cultural pull the latter has, so this is rarely referenced. It also bears noting that while it did live in the same time and place, ''Carcharodontosaurus'' is believed to have lived in a different habitat (probably drier, more open terrain than the wetlands), and have hunted different prey than ''Spinosaurus'' (the former was an obligate carnivore that hunted other dinosaurs, while the other was primarily a piscivore), so there likely wasn't much actual competition between the two (although that doesn't stop some documentaries, like ''Series/MonstersResurrected'' and ''Series/PlanetDinosaur'', from depicting fights between the two anyway). In fact, the most popular theory for ''Spinosaurus'''s ancestors adapting to an aquatic lifestyle was precisely due to fierce competition from land-based predators for the same prey items.
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18	See also AnimalJingoism, BehemothBattle, CoolVersusAwesome, TheWorfEffect (either the ''Tyrannosaurus'' or the ''Spinosaurus'' may fall into this), StockShoutOuts, TakeThat, and UnpleasantAnimalCounterpart (the ''Spinosaurus'' usually being the unpleasant one).
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20	Compare PrimateVersusReptile, another StockShoutOut inspired by a fight scene involving a ''T. rex'' from [[Film/KingKong1933 a different movie]]. See also SavageSpinosaurs and TerrifyingTyrannosaur for the combatants themselves.
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26	* ''Anime/AttackOnTitan'': In the theme song of Season 2, there is a brief shot of a ''Tyrannosaurus'' biting the neck of a ''Spinosaurus'' during the montage of predator-prey conflicts.
27	* ''Franchise/{{Doraemon}}'' seems to really like this trope:
28	** In the episode "Running Away to the Cretaceous Period" of the 2005 anime series, Suneo gets lost in prehistoric times and befriends a ''Tyrannosaurus''. Towards the end, he is attacked by a hungry ''Spinosaurus'', but the ''T. rex'' comes to his rescue. The two reptiles first circle around each other, and then run at one another. Like in ''Film/JurassicParkIII'', the Spino manages to put down its opponent by biting its neck and tries to [[NeckSnap twist it]]. However, Suneo and Doraemon make noise to attract his attention, so it goes after them instead of finishing off the ''Tyrannosaurus''. Before it can devour them, the ''T. rex'' thankfully gets up, rushes headlong at the ''Spinosaurus'' and pushes it off a cliff with a headbutt.
29	** ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasDinosaur'': During the climax, the dinosaur hunters unleash their pet ''Spinosaurus'' to kill the heroes and their tamed ''Tyrannosaurus''. The ''T. rex'' goes face the ''Spino'', and the two have a fight suspiciously similar to the one from ''Film/JurassicParkIII''. First, the ''Tyrannosaurus'' headbutts its opponent, then the two dinosaurs try to bite each other. Eventually, the ''Spinosaurus'' succeeds in biting its enemy's neck and starts gripping it with its arms (probably in order to kill it in [[NeckSnap the same way]] that in ''JPIII''), however this time the ''Tyrannosaurus'' manages to free itself and overpower its foe, effectively sending it crashing against a wall. While it survives, the ''Spino'' is unable to get back on its feet despite its masters' insistence and lashes, and is arrested along with them by the [[TimePolice Time Patrol]] shortly after.
30	* ''Anime/DinosaurKing'':
31	** A quick fight between Spiny the ''Spinosaurus'' and Terry the ''Tyrannosaurus'' happens during Episode Two. When Spiny is discovered in Egypt, the Alpha Gang sends Terry to attack and capture him. The two beasts start roaring at each other, then Terry charges his adversary and strikes him with his head, sending him flying a few meters away. Defeated, Spiny returns to his card which is promptly reclaimed by the Alpha Gang. Once again, the fact that the ''Spinosaurus'' got beaten so easily by the ''T. rex'' is clearly meant to be a TakeThat to ''Film/JurassicParkIII'', but at least this is a rare case where the Spino is arguably the less villainous of the two fighters.
32	** Inverted during the rest of the series, as Spiny becomes one of the primary dinosaurs of the Alpha Gang and therefore Terry's ally, even fighting alongside him against other dinosaurs on occasions.
33	** Played straight again in the finale of Series 1 (although the ''JPIII'' reference isn't as obvious this time), as Spiny is one of the numerous dinosaurs that take part in the battle against the [[GiantMook Black Tyrannosaurus]] and join their forces to defeat him. It's also inverted at the same time, considering Terry is fighting at his side.
34	* ''Manga/Reborn2004'': Inverted. Kikyou, who has ''Spinosaurus'' powers, and Zakuro, who has ''Tyrannosaurus'' powers, are actually on the same side. The closest thing we got to a fight between the two is when Mukuro takes control of some of Kikyou's Spino heads and uses them to attack Zakuro.
35	* ''Manga/JurassicGakuen'' both subverts this trope and invokes it. It takes place in a prehistoric high school for anthropomorphic dinosaurs, with the main characters being a male ''Spinosaurus'' and a female ''Tyrannosaurus''. They are friends, but the final panel shows their skeletons in a museum, in a fighting pose.
36	* ''Anime/ZoidsWildZero'', features HumongousMecha called Zoids. The series' first ArcVillain, Geno Spino, is pressed into battle against the second one, Omega Rex. In both brawls, Geno Spino puts in a valiant effort but ultimately it is no match for Omega Rex.
37	* ''Manga/Zom100BucketListOfTheDead'': In Chapters 28-29, a horde of zombies attack a dinosaur museum and get entangled within some of the fossils, thus making them pseudo-zombie dinosaurs. One of them is a ''Spinosaurus'', so Akira takes control of an animatronic ''Tyrannosaurus'' modified by Lambda Chop to fight it. The Zombie Spinosaurus initially dominates the fight thanks to its larger size, but Akira receives encouragement from his friends and ultimately manages to defeat it.
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41	* ''Animation/DinoMaster'': This shows up several times. During the course of both the show and its sequel ''Dino Master Enigma'', Touch's blue ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' and Feel's red ''Spinosaurus'' are pitted against one another on more than one occasion (it's notable that just like most of the creatures from the show, both of them have Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'s roar, for some reasons...).
42	** In particular, Touch and Feel have a card duel in the penultimate episode of ''Dino Master Enigma'' during which Touch sends his ''Tyrannosaurus'' against Feel's ''Spinosaurus'' after the latter has beaten his ''Giganotosaurus'', and the two dinos have a rather lengthy battle. Unusually, the fight is fairly even, with each combatants headbutting, striking with their tail, biting and using their special moves on the other, culminating into a BeamOWar. Ultimately, the ''T. rex'' manages to bite and crush its opponent's neck, resulting in the ''Spino'''s defeat once again.
43	** Another episode has the protagonists' teacher showing her class a video presenting the ''Tyrannosaurus'' and the ''Spinosaurus'' that ends with the two dinosaurs running at each other and having a clash.
44	* ''Animation/DinoMecard'': Downplayed in episode 52. The heroes use a ''Spinosaurus'' among many of their dinosaurs to fight the villains' three dinosaurs, an ''Ankylosaurus'', a ''Triceratops'' and a ''Tyrannosaurus''. However, there is little direct confrontation between the ''T. rex'' and the Spino, except for when the ''Tyrannosaurus'' becomes the villains' only remaining combatant and goes to smash all its enemies at once, including the ''Spinosaurus''. It's an odd example, though, in that the ''Spinosaurus'' is portrayed as the hero for once.
45	** Both Inverted and Played Straight in the movie ''Dino Mecard: The Island Of Tinysaurs''. Tyrano the ''Tyrannosaurus'' and Spino the ''Spinosaurus'' are portrayed as good friends. However, when Tyrano is BrainwashedAndCrazy by the villains, he attacks his former dino friends and gets into a brief brawl with Spino. The two theropods run headlong into each other and try to push each other off. Spino does his best to hold his ground, but he ends up being pushed back by his opponent (though he's not defeated yet). Once again, it's one of the few instances of the ''Spinosaurus'' being portrayed as the more heroic fighter.
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49	* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'': Subverted in the [[https://yugipedia.com/wiki/Dinomists_Howling "Dinomists Howling"]] card illustration, which depicts two machines based on a ''T. rex'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' roaring menacingly while the battlefield is devastated by a volcanic eruption. Since the card's effect is to fetch two Dinomist monsters in order to protect the field, it's implied that the robots are actually working together to shield their allies from the cataclysm.
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53	* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': This trope is referenced by the character of Ghost-Maker, who tries to prove himself Batman's superior. Since Batman has a ''T. rex'' in the Batcave, Ghost-Maker has a ''Spinosaurus'' in his own lair, just because he [[CockFight wanted something bigger]].
54	* ''ComicBook/LesDinosaures'':
55	** Parodied in the first volume during the one-page gag appropriately named "Spinosaurus vs. Tyrannosaurus rex". A ''T. rex'' and a ''Spino'' spend half the page in their corner preparing to challenge the other... only to then realize that this fight cannot happen since they both live in different time periods.
56	** The first page of the fourth volume also has a ''Spinosaurus'' recalling proudly how he wiped the floor with the ''Tyrannosaurus'' in ''Film/JurassicParkIII''.
57	* ''ComicBook/GodzillaRulersOfEarth'':
58	** During a flashback in the ninth issue, a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' are shown squaring off over the carcass of a dead ''Triceratops''. As they are about to fight, [[AlwaysABiggerFish the two dinos are suddenly devoured in one bite by an even larger theropod]], the {{Kaiju}} Gorosaurus.
59	** The cover image of the twenty-second issue features a ''Spinosaurus'' and a ''Tyrannosaurus'' seemingly having a quarrel in front of Gorosaurus while they are accompanied by other dinosaurs. [[CoversAlwaysLie This never happens in the issue, though.]]
60	* ''ComicBook/{{Venom}}'' : The ''Spinosaurus''/''T. rex'' rivalry is discussed during a flashback at the beginning of Issue 152 of Volume 1, in which a bully breaks young Eddie's ''T. rex'' toy while telling him that ''Spinosaurus'' are cooler because they are bigger and stronger than ''Tyrannosaurus'', and that he and his toy are too wimpy to get into real dinosaur fights.
61	-->'''Bully:''' Pfff. T-Rexes are lame, [[MaliciousMisnaming Spaghetti]]. Spinosaurus was way bigger and stronger!
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65	* ''Series/BizarreDinosaurs'':
66	** While this trope is usually [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in most documentaries [[ArtisticLicensePaleontology for obvious reasons]], it is present here. Just after being described as being bigger than ''T. rex'', a ''Spinosaurus'' is shown having an encounter with a ''Tyrannosaurus'' towards the beginning. The ''T. rex'' makes a growl, but the ''Spino'' straightens up and roars menacingly. Terrified, the ''Tyrannosaurus'' [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere turns the other way and starts running for its life]].
67	** Furthermore, the documentary mentions how the ''Spinosaurus'' stole the show from the ''T. rex'' in ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' by killing one, and shows images from the movie of the ''Spino'' standing above the corpse of the defeated ''Tyrannosaurus'' while paleontologist Jack Horner explains that he recommended Creator/StevenSpielberg to use the ''Spinosaurus'' in the film and get rid of ''T. rex'', as it has enough press already.
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71	* ''Animation/PangeaTheNeverendingWorld'':
72	** Towards the end of the first short, a baby ''Tyrannosaurus'' named Rexy ventures into a gloomy swamp where he crosses path with an enormous ''Spinosaurus''. Upon seeing him, the ''Spino'' immediately tries to devour the helpless young ''T. rex''. Thankfully, [[MamaBear Rexy's mother]] [[BigDamnHeroes arrives just in time to save her baby]] and manages to [[KnowWhenToFoldEm drive the Spinosaurus away]].
73	** The main plot of "''Rexy meets the Mountain King''" is built around this trope. Rexy meets a baby ''Spinosaurus'' and tries to befriend him, but his father the eponymous Mountain King acts hostile towards him. Rexy's father then arrives and confronts the Mountain King to protect his son. However, after seeing that their children are getting along, the adults also put their conflict aside.
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77	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-6cfumntM8 Jurassic Park: Prime Survival]]'': The main characters encounter a ''Tyrannosaurus'' on several occasions and witness a confrontation between it and a ''Spinosaurus'' late in the movie (both dinosaurs look almost exactly like those from the [[Franchise/JurassicPark film series]]). Oddly enough, their fight happens in the inverse way that it did in ''Film/JurassicParkIII''. After scratching its head with its claws, the Spino bites its adversary and puts it on the ground, only for the ''T. rex'' to get up in a short time and strike back. This time, the ''Tyrannosaurus'' is the one that ends up grabbing its opponent's neck in its jaws and performing a NeckSnap to kill it. The ''Spinosaurus'''s corpse then falls next to the protagonists while the ''T. rex'' roars triumphantly.
78	* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok7O46kCS_I Jurassic Park -- Life Finds A Way]]'': At the end, a ''Spinosaurus'' attacks the two protagonists, but it gets interrupted when a ''Tyrannosaurus'' suddenly appears. The two beasts roar aggressively and then run at each other to have a vicious fight. What ensues is a CurbStompBattle in the ''T. rex''[='=]s favor, with the Spino not even landing a single hit (in its defense, it had just been hit by a flare's explosion, so it probably wasn't in the best of shape). The ''Tyrannosaurus'' bites its opponent's neck several times, headbutts it, and finally throws it against a tree, causing it to fall on the ground. Right after, the ''rex'' breaks the ''Spinosaurus''[='=]s leg before doing the same with its neck, killing it.
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82	* ''Fanfic/TheBridge'': Subverted with the [[https://thelostworldsurvival.freeforums.net/ Lost World RPG]] and extended short stories detailing the ''Jurassic Park'' side of the Amalgam'verse. While the parent ''T. rex'' from ''The Lost World'' and the ''Spinosaurus'' from ''Jurassic Park III'' both appear, they don't fight or encounter one another. The ''Spinosaurus'', nicknamed "Snoke" by the players, does however fight the hybrid "Ultimasaurus" which is based off a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and is presented in a rare anti-heroic role when the players help it kill the hybrid monster. The prequel short story "Emperor of Sorna" plays the ideas for the third film straight, where Dr. Wu intentionally engineered the ''Spinosaurus'' as a hybrid itself to control the ''Tyrannosaurus'' population so they didn't overrun the ecosystem by being their natural counter; this is why it's much stronger or resilient than a normal ''Spinosaurus''. While neither species is presented as any better or worse than normal animals, the "Snoke" is considered a crucial part to maintaining the Isla Sorna ecosystem.
83	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12425454/1/Dinosaur-King-Retold Dinosaur King: Retold]]'': Inverted. Terry and Spiny are allies and friends -- only [[AdaptationalHeroism they're on the D-Team's side this time]]. The worst they get is Terry occasionally being annoyed by Spiny teasing him.
84	* ''Fanfic/ItsNotTheRaptorDNA'': It shows up fairly often:
85	** Sobek, the ''Spinosaurus'' from ''Film/JurassicParkIII'', has fought and killed several ''T. rexes'', including the one who tried to attack [[BigBad Bridges]]'s mother in the past. His ultimate goal is to challenge Rexy, the ''Tyrannosaurus'' from [[Film/JurassicPark the first Jurassic Park]], who is considered to be the most powerful of all. [[spoiler:In Chapter 70, he finally gets his wish and manages to put up a good fight against her, but he ends up losing. However, he survives and is quite pleased with the fight, to the point that [[DefeatMeansFriendship he befriends Rexy afterwards]] and agrees to share his territory with her.]]
86	** Years ago, a female ''Spinosaurus'' named Madre del Diablo was brought to Jurassic World, but she broke out her paddock on her first day and tried to pick a fight against Rexy. Predictably, she got promptly killed by the seasoned ''Tyrannosaurus'', and her skeleton was subsequently put on display in the Main Street plaza.
87	** Carnifex, the son of the two aforementioned ''Spinosaurus'', frequently kills juvenile ''T. rexes'' that his master Bridges feeds him with. Unlike his father Sobek, he has no respect towards them and views them as easy kills. [[spoiler:However, he eventually faces off Limper (the baby ''Tyrannosaurus'' from ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'' all grown up) and [[CurbStompBattle gets thrashed so brutally]] that he flees in terror into the jungle. Thereafter, he starts reconsidering his opinion about ''T. rexes'']].
88	* ''Fanfic/JurassicWorldTheAnimatedSeries'':
89	** Discussed. During the second episode, the Team discovers a ''Spinosaurus'' in South Africa and Allan Grant has a conversation with Zia in which he recalls how much the one he encountered was aggressive towards ''Tyrannosaurus''. Apparently, this was because it was actually a hybrid between a ''Spinosaurus aegypticus'' and a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' (nicknamed ''Spinosaurus rex'' by Grant), and the ''T. rex''es are known to be extremely territorial.
90	** In addition, both the sixth and seventh episodes' opening credits include a scene of Zia witnessing Rexy and the ''Spinosaurus rex'' roaring at each other defiantly in the middle of the savannah, probably about to have a fight.
91	* ''Fanfic/PrehistoricParkReimagined'': Over the course of the titular breakout that occurs in the Phase 2 finale ''Breakout!'', Tut the ''Spinosaurus'' and Terrence the ''T. rex'' end up engaging in a vicious duel while they're both outside their respective paddocks after the latter unwittingly disturbs the former in his efforts at hunting for catfish in the moat between the park's main entrance zone and the rest of the park. Since the both of them are merely confused animals following their instincts in an unfamiliar environment (and who find each other unfamiliar due to being from separate continents, environments, and even specific periods of time within the Cretaceous Period back in the wild), neither of them is portrayed as particularly heroic ''or'' villainous. And while Terrence does manage to deal some decent wounds against Tut, and later receive some assistance close to the end from his ''Majungasaurus'' companion Mahazatra, it is nonetheless made clear that Tut would be more than capable of defeating him (and Mahazatra) in the duel by virtue of Tut himself being both bigger and more experienced in combat via his older age while Terrence and Mahazatra are both still adolescents. Fortunately, the fight ends up brought to a nonviolent end after the unexpected arrival of [[DoofyDodo Uilleam]], who subsequently bewilders the three theropods into ending the conflict by [[FearlessFool trying to challenge them to do battle with]] ''[[FearlessFool him]]''. Unlike most examples of this trope, Tut and Terrence are both portrayed fairly accurately to how their respective species are currently viewed by modern standards of paleontology, with Terrence having a sparse covering of feathers on certain areas of his body instead of being completely scaly with no feathers whatsoever and Tut having the short legs and finned tail that his species is now known to have possessed instead of the long legs and traditionally reptilian tail his species was thought to have had back in the '90s and the 2000s.
92	* ''Fanfic/ShinnenNewYear'':
93	** The ''Spinosaurus'' from ''[[Film/JurassicParkIII JP III]]'' appears in Ch. 29, where it has been brainwashed and empowered by purple Apocalypse Virus crystals (which gave it three horns on its forehead and spikes all over its body), and teams up with The Big One (the ''Velociraptor'' leader from [[Film/JurassicPark the first film]]) to fight Rexy and Blue (you can guess who fight who). During its fight against Rexy, both dinosaurs repeatedly bites, claws, strikes with their tail and headbutts each other, but at the end Rexy manages to throw the ''Spino'' off the platform they were on, causing it to die from the fall.
94	** In Ch. 34, various scenes from ''Film/JurassicWorld'' are depicted, including the scene of Rexy destroying the ''Spinosaurus'' skeleton.
95	%%* A large number of other fanfics depict fights between ''Spinosaurus'' and ''Tyrannosaurus'':%%Examples aren't generic. List these individually.
96	%%** The fight from ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' is portrayed in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5149565/1/Jurassic-Park-III-Before-the-battle Jurassic Park III: Before the battle]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8707712/1/Tyrannosaurus-Vs-Spinosaurus-The-True-Battle Tyrannosaurus Vs Spinosaurus (The True Battle)]]'' and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3280080/1/The-Top-Carnivore The Top Carnivore]]'', and also referenced in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7198597/2/The-Shadow-Over-Isla-Sorna The Shadow Over Isla Sorna]]''.
97	%%** Other fights between the two species are present in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8236586/1/A-Bloody-Confrontation A Bloody Confrontation]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12262630/1/Mighty-Tyrannosaurs Mighty Tyrannosaurs]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9403589/1/Ice-Age-Rudy-s-Story Ice Age: Rudy's Story]]'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8271237/3/A-T-rex-s-Origin A T rex's Origin]]'' and ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10035711/10/A-T-rex-s-Origin-Remake A T rex's Origin (Remake)]]''.
98	%%** Also, fights between ''Spinosaurus'' and ''Tarbosaurus'' (a cousin of ''Tyrannosaurus'') happen in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12368811/1/The-Dino-King-Indemeaning-Hearts The Dino King: Indemeaning Hearts]]'', as well as a fight between a ''Spinosaurus'' and a ''Vastatosaurus'' (a fictional descendant of ''Tyrannosaurus'') in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8663342/2/Vastatosaurus-VS-Spinosaurus Vastatosaurus VS Spinosaurus]]''.
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102	* ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeDawnOfTheDinosaurs'': [[InformedSpecies While officially supposed to be a]] ''[[InformedSpecies Baryonyx]]'' (which is still a member of the Spinosauridae family anyway), Rudy is really more of a ''Spinosaurus'' without a sail, not only due to his appearance but even moreso because he's even bigger than a ''T. rex''. He attacks the protagonists in the climax of the movie, but [[TerrifyingTyrannosaur Momma Rex]] comes to their rescue and engages in a brief brawl with him, during which she starts by headbutting him before forcefully pushing him through the jungle while he tries to strike her with his claws and bite her. She eventually wins the fight by knocking Rudy off a cliff, though he manages to survive. This may or may not be a TakeThat against the ''Spinosaurus''/''Tyrannosaurus'' fight from ''Film/JurassicParkIII''.
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106	* ''Film/AdhisayaUlagam'': When the protagonists are about to make their time machine work and return to the present day in the climax, a ''Spinosaurus'' appears and goes after them. However, a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' suddenly comes out of nowhere and attacks it, leading to a ferocious battle between the two dinosaurs. Contrary to expectations, their fight is rather long (or at least, longer than the one from ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' and most of the other examples on this page) and involves a lot of the two dinos biting, striking with their head or tail, and pushing the other to the ground. Finally, the ''Tyrannosaurus'' bites the ''Spinosaurus'''s sail and roars fiercely, causing the ''Spino'' to walk away while the ''T. rex'' chases it.
107	* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'':
108	** ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' is [[TropeMaker the very reason this trope exists.]] Shortly after their arrival on Isla Sorna, the ''Spinosaurus'' attacks the plane of Dr. Allan Grant and his group, and then starts pursuing them through the jungle. Dr. Grant and the others eventually bump into a ''Tyrannosaurus'', which decides to chase them as well. When the two gigantic theropods are brought face to face, they roar defiantly and charge at each other to have a fight. The ''T. rex'' is the first to strike, biting its opponent's neck and putting it to the ground. However, after a brief struggle the ''Spino'' manages to get up and free itself, knocking down a few trees in the process, and snaps at its adversary. Then, the two dinosaurs try to bite eack other's flanks, and the Spino strikes the ''T. rex''[='=]s leg with its claws. The ''Tyrannosaurus'' retaliates by [[UseYourHead headbutting]] the Spino, pushing it forward, but the ''Spinosaurus'' takes the opportunity to out-maneuver the ''T. rex'' and bite its neck. It proceeds to use its jaws and arms to [[NeckSnap twist its rival's neck]], killing it instantly. The dead body of the ''Tyrannosaurus'' tumbles to the ground, and the ''Spinosaurus'' places its hands on it before making a [[VictoriousRoar triumphant roar]].
109	** ''Film/JurassicWorld'': The ''Tyrannosaurus''/''Spinosaurus'' rivalry receives a nod at the end of the film when Rexy (the ''Tyrannosaurus'' from [[Film/JurassicPark the first Jurassic Park]]) destroys a ''Spinosaurus'' skeleton shortly before [[spoiler:her fight against the ''Indominus rex'']], as a TakeThat to the previous movie.
110	** ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'':
111	*** As shown in some concept arts, a ''Spinosaurus'' was supposed to make an appearance during the stampede scene, apparently to have a fight with Rexy and get killed. In the equivalent scene in the finished movie, its place is taken by a much smaller ''Carnotaurus''.
112	*** In the virtual reality program ''Jurassic World: Blue'' developed for the movie, a ''Baryonyx'' (a smaller member of the Spinosauridae family) tries to attack Rexy to protect its nest. However, the ''Tyrannosaurus'' brutally knocks it away with her head, presumably killing it.
113	** ''Film/JurassicWorldDominion'': According to WordOfGod, the movie was initially supposed to end with Rexy and the ''T. rex'' family from ''[[Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark The Lost World]]'' fighting against the ''Spinosaurus'' and the ''Giganotosaurus''. However, this idea was ultimately scrapped because it was deemed too overwhelming. In the finished film, the climax only has Rexy teaming up with a ''Therizinosaurus'' to fight the ''Giganotosaurus''.
114	* ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'':
115	** Implied. During the second scene of the film, the corpses of a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' are discovered next to each other by geologists somewhere in the Arctic (which is a huge case of ArtisticLicensePaleontology since neither of them lived there), both covered in the metallic substance called Transformium (oddly, no ''Spino'' or ''T. rex'' were shown in the opening scene when the Creators cyberformed the dinosaurs). Considering the aggressive and territorial behaviors of the two species, it's very likely they were having a fight before their deaths.
116	** Inverted with the Dinobots [[TheLeader Grimlock]] and [[TheBigGuy Scorn]]. Despite turning into a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' respectively, they are teammates who frequently fight side-by-side.
117	* ''Film/TerrorOfMechagodzilla'' has an instance of this trope that predates ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' by 26 years. Godzilla, who is a bulky theropod modeled after ''T. rex'', battles Titanosaurus, a fictional ''Spinosaurus''-esque dinosaur with a slender build, a sail on its back and a long, crocodilian snout. Titanosaurus appears to be more powerful than Godzilla, though it's hard to say for sure given that it also has Mechagodzilla helping it. Godzilla is only able to defeat the other monster after the human characters [[AchillesHeel exploit its weakness to supersonic waves]]. Amusingly, Titanosaurus has a distinctive paddle-shaped tail, even though ''Spinosaurus'' wouldn't be determined to have that trait for several more decades.
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121	* ''Lost'', a ''Literature/{{Dinotopia}}'' novel by Creator/AlanDeanFoster has an example five years before ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' popularized the trope that is pretty funny in retrospect. A pair of ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' confronts a pair of ''Spinosaurus'' who are portrayed as smaller predators who cower before them.
122	* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'':
123	** The battle between the ''Spinosaurus'' and the ''Tyrannosaurus'' is present in the ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' junior novelization by Scott Ciencin.
124	** The fight also occurs in ''Jurassic Park III Movie Storybook'', although it happens a bit differently than in the film. In this version, the two dinosaurs start by circling around each other while roaring loudly. The ''Tyrannosaurus'' is the first to attack and uses its tail to hit the ''Spinosaurus'', which then retaliates by biting its opponent in the throat, injuring it. The two dinos continue to fight afterward, but the protagonists take the opportunity to flee the scene, leaving the winner unclear (though it's easy to assume it was the ''Spino'' just like in the movie, considering it reappears later on, unlike the ''T. rex'').
125	** ''Jurassic Park: Adventures'':
126	*** Oddly averted in ''Jurassic Park Adventures: Survivor''. Despite telling the story of the few months that Eric Kirby spent on Isla Sorna, the ''Spinosaurus'' is completely absent, including when Eric got the ''Tyrannosaurus'''s urine (even though he stated in the movie that this urine tends to attract the ''Spino'').
127	*** Possibly alluded in ''Jurassic Park Adventures: Flyers''. In the first chapters, Alan Grant participates in the capture of a ''Spinosaurus'' to relocate it in another part of the island, and explains to Roger Hearne that this specimen was eradicating numerous other dinosaur species in the area. Considering the ''Spino'''s attitude towards ''T. rexes'' in the movie, it is very possible that ''Tyrannosaurus'' was one of the species Dr. Grant was talking about.
128	* The Spanish dinosaur novel ''Desextinción'' has an alpha male ''T. rex'' fighting against a father male ''Spinosaurus'' which he kills and eats.
129	* Probably the [[UrExample earliest example]] comes from one instalment published in 1988 of a storybook series created by Rourke Publishing, where [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/512505220241031172/1108835480025436160/IMG_6027.png in one spread]], a ''Spinosaurus'' about to scavenge a sauropod carcass is confronted by a ''T. rex''.
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133	* ''Series/DinoDan'':
134	** Downplayed in "Ready? Set? Dino!", where a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' compete for the same prey and have a dispute in front of Dan, although they don't exactly come to blows and simply roar at each other instead. Later in the episode, Dan sets up a race opposing the two dinosaurs in order to determine which one is the fastest. The ''T. rex'' ends up winning, if only by a few seconds.
135	** Played Straight in ''Dino Dana: The Movie'', where a mother ''Tyrannosaurus'' battles a ''Spinosaurus'' on a few occasions to protect the main characters, mistaking them for her children. [[ShownTheirWork Commendably]], the ''Tyrannosaurus'' and ''Spinosaurus'' are based on modern restorations, the former being sparsely-feathered and the latter possessing short legs and a tail fin.
136	* ''Franchise/SuperSentai'':
137	** ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'': The ''Film/ZyudenSentaiKyoryugerGaburinchoOfMusic'' movie contains an action scene in which Tobaspino (who's a ''Spinosaurus'' converted into a HumongousMecha) fights against the Zyudenryu in the middle of the city, including Gabutyra (who's based on a ''Tyrannosaurus''). The confrontation between the two is strikingly similar to the ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' fight, as Gabutyra first attacks his foe by biting his head, only for him to quickly break free and push him away. Then, both fighters try to bite the other, and Tobaspino manages to bite his rival onto his neck. The Spino subsequently throws the ''T. rex'' against a building, thus winning the fight for once.
138	** ''Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger'': {{Downplayed}}. The LandSeaSky trio of [[TransformingMecha primary kishiryu]] are Tyramigo (''T. rex''), [=MosaRex=] (''Mosasaurus'') and Pterardon (''Pteranodon''). Tyramigo is used by the main team, while [=MosaRex=] is used by the SixthRanger... and [[CombiningMecha can combine with]] the limbs and sail of a Dimetrodon-based mecha to become the more powerful [=SpinoThunder=] ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Spinosaurus with electric powers]]).
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142	* ''Pinball/JurassicParkStern'': A fight between a ''Spinosaurus'' and a ''Tyrannosaurus'' takes place during "King of the Island Multiball".
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146	* The statues of a ''Spinosaurus'' and a ''Tyrannosaurus'' fighting one another are featured in ''The Lost World'' theme park of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Studios_Singapore Universal Studios Singapore]].
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150	* ''VideoGame/HorizonForbiddenWest'': The Slaughterspine is a new machine that shows up in the game based on a ''Spinosaus'' that's a larger and deadlier foe than the Thunderjaw from the first game, which is based on a ''T. rex''. In the vanilla game, there's no way to get the two to fight because there aren't any areas where they spawn close together, but in the DLC ''Burning Shores'' there's a place where the two machines spawn next to each other, presumably at least in part so you can override one in order to enact this trope. Whichever one Aloy overrides will most likely be the winner.
151	* ''[[VideoGame/IceAge Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs]]'': Like the movie, the game ends with the monstrous ''Baryonyx'' Rudy attacking the heroes, only for Momma Rex to show up and hit him with her head before engaging the fight against him. This time, their confrontation is actually quite longer and involves the two dinosaurs constantly trying to bite and strike each other, while the player has to help Momma in defeating Rudy. The fight still ends up in the same way though, with Momma winning by pushing Rudy off a cliff (and him being revealed to be alive shortly after).
152	* ''Franchise/JurassicPark'':
153	** In the 1999 fighting style video game ''VideoGame/WarpathJurassicPark'', the ''Spinosaurus'' and the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' are among the playable dinosaurs, and the two can fight one another at any time.
154	** ''Jurassic Park III: Dino Defender'': Towards the end of Level 4, the ''Spinosaurus'' attacks the player, who has to flee away from it by climbing to the highest vines. The ''Spino'' still tries to reach him, but the ''Tyrannosaurus'' shows up and roars at it defiantly. The ''T. rex'' gets closer and snaps at its enemy, who makes a growl in response. The player takes this opportunity to escape, while the two dinosaurs are fighting each other. Even though most of their fight is unseen, it's implied the ''Tyrannosaurus'' won since he starts chasing the player shortly after (it could also have been a draw, considering the ''Spinosaurus'' also reappears alive and well in the last two levels).
155	** ''VideoGame/JurassicParkArcade'': At the end of the first level, a ''Spinosaurus'' attacks the camp of the player, who has to shoot at it. When its health bar is exhausted, a ''T. rex'' arrives and roars at the Spino. The two dinos then engage in a fight during which they repeatedly bite each other's necks, while the player uses the opportunity to escape in a jeep. This time, it's left unclear who actually won the fight (both dinosaurs reappear alive later in the game, but it's unknown if they're the same individuals or not).
156	** ''VideoGame/JurassicParkDinosaurBattles'' features both the ''Spinosaurus'' and the ''Tyrannosaurus'' among the dinosaurs who can fight each other. The game's cover even shows a Spino attacking a ''T. rex''.
157	** ''VideoGame/JurassicParkOperationGenesis'': The cover features a fight between the ''Spinosaurus'' and the ''Tyrannosaurus'' in the middle of the jungle. Both dinosaurs appear in the game, and they tend to battle each other for territorial reasons whenever they meet, though any of them can end up as the victor. It's possible for them to coexist peacefully for a short period of time, but sooner or later the two will eventually fight to the death.
158	** ''Tyrannosaurus'' and ''Spinosaurus'' are some of the available dinosaurs in ''VideoGame/JurassicParkBuilder'', so any of them can fight the other during the game.
159	** In the fourth level of 2015 ''VideoGame/JurassicParkArcade'', the player is on a mission to capture a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. When they find one, it's in the middle of a fight against a ''Spinosaurus''. After they roar at each other, the Spino pounces on its opponent and tries to bite it, but the ''T. rex'' manages to dodge. The ''rex'' then grabs the ''Spinosaurus''[='=]s neck with its jaws and drags it to the edge of a cliff where it pushes it over.
160	** ''VideoGame/JurassicWorldTheGame'': It's possible to create ''Spinosaurus'' or ''T. rex'' in this mobile simulator and have one of the two fight the other at any point during the game.
161	** ''VideoGame/LEGOJurassicWorld'':
162	*** In the ''Jurassic Park III'' section, Dr. Grant and the others are chased by the ''Spinosaurus'' after their plane crash and encounter a ''T. rex'', leading the two predators to have a vicious battle. After roaring aggressively, both dinos go on the attack and repeatedly try to bite, scratch and headbutt each other. The ''Spino'' eventually bites the ''Tyrannosaurus'''s neck and puts it on the ground, but the protagonists decide to help it (seeing it as the lesser threat) by distracting the ''Spinosaurus''. Thanks to their help, the ''T. rex'' gets back on its feet and resume the fight. Both dinosaurs manage to overpower the other several times (usually by grabbing the other's neck and tossing it around), with the player constantly helping the ''rex'' in various ways when it's losing. In the end, the protagonists flee the scene by running between the two dinos while they are busy fighting. We don't see who wins the battle this time, though the fact that the ''Spino'' reappears afterwards and the ''T. rex'' doesn't heavily implies it was the former.
163	*** It's also possible to play both the ''Tyrannosaurus'' and the ''Spinosaurus'' and have them fight one another.
164	** ''VideoGame/JurassicWorldAlive'': The ''Spinosaurus'' as well as the ''T. rex'' are two of the dino species featured in the game, allowing them to have matches against each other.
165	** ''VideoGame/JurassicWorldEvolution'': As a clear nod to the third movie, two of the Species Profiles show fights between ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' and ''Spinosaurus'':
166	*** In the first video about the ''T. rex'', a ''Tyrannosaurus'' is attacking a ''Spinosaurus'' and bites its head, but it manages to break free from its grasp.
167	*** The second video has a ''T. rex'' circling around a ''Spino'' before suddenly biting its neck and putting it on the ground, apparently killing it.
168	*** Likewise, the first of the videos about the ''Spinosaurus'' features it opposing a ''Tyrannosaurus'' in the rain and roaring at it aggressively.
169	*** Within the game itself, the ''Spinosaurus'' and ''Tyrannosaurus'' are two of the dinosaurs present, so it's a possibility for them to fight one another at any moment.
170	** ''VideoGame/JurassicWorldEvolution2'': One of the later updates changed the ''Spinosaurus''' kill animation on ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' and other giant theropods like ''Giganotosaurus'' and ''Indominus rex'' to the kill animation from the third film, starting with the other dinosaur headbutting the ''Spino'' and ending with the neck snap and dropping the corpse to the ground.
171	* ''VideoGame/JurassicTheHunted'': During the BossFight against [[BigBad Spike the Spinosaurus]], a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' appears at the moment Spike is losing too much health. When they see each other, the two dinosaurs immediately have a fight that's nearly identical to the one from ''[[Film/JurassicParkIII JP III]]''. The ''Tyrannosaurus'' attacks first by biting Spike's neck, but the ''Spino'' manages to free himself and repel his enemy. Then, Spike strikes back and bites his foe's neck before [[NeckSnap snapping it]], effectively killing the ''T. rex'' just like in the movie. Apparently, Spike eats his rival's carcass afterward.
172	* ''VideoGame/PrehistoricKingdom'': This trope is [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] during Nigel Marven's commentary on the ''Spinosaurus'', in which he mentions that online dinosaur forums keep asking who would win between a ''Spinosaurus'' and a ''Tyrannosaurus''. Nigel admits that he himself has never thought about it before, but now he's wondering.
173	* ''VideoGame/PrimalCarnage'' averts this in-game, as all dinosaurs fight on the same team against the humans, but one of the game's promotional videos features a battle between the two dinosaurs. While a ''Tyrannosaurus'' is walking near a river, a ''Spinosaurus'' suddenly emerges from the water and bites its head. The ''T. rex'' manages to get free, but the ''Spino'' then bites its neck. However, the ''Tyrannosaurus'' fends off its adversary by headbutting it and makes a loud roar, to which the ''Spinosaurus'' answers by roaring back. After roaring several times, the two dinos subsequently charge each other and try to bite one another. Finally, the ''T. rex'' strikes its opponent before crushing its neck with its jaws and roaring victoriously. Considering the ''Spino'' gets killed in a very similar way to the ''Tyrannosaurus'' from ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' (while the ''rex'' itself shrugs it off when its foe tries this move against it), this scene is a clear TakeThat towards the film.
174	* In the first ''VideoGame/ZooTycoon'' game, the one where both are adoptable animals, if you were to put the two together, they would fight. Per the coding, the ''T. rex'' always wins.
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178	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ylvPtk-DNA This musical parody]] of ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' by LHUGUENY features the fight between the ''Spinosaurus'' and ''Tyrannosaurus''. As in the movie, the ''T. rex'' scores the first hit by biting the ''Spinosaurus'''s neck ([[SkewedPriorities which doesn't stop him from singing]]), but then the ''Spinosaurus'' manages to free himself and grabs the ''Tyrannosaurus'' by using his hands and jaws in order to kill him with a NeckSnap just like in the movie. The ''Spinosaurus'' even notes [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall that the audience]] was upset by the ''T. rex''[='=]s death.
179	* ''WebAnimation/DinosaursBattleWorldChampionship'': Season 1 ends with a climactic battle between the ''Tyrannosaurus'' and ''Spinosaurus'' at a volcanic landscape. After a long and brutal fight, the ''rex'' came out on top.
180	* ''WebAnimation/JurassicParkHorror'' surprisingly [[AvertedTrope averts]] this. Despite both the ''Tyrannosaurus'' and ''Spinosaurus'' being in the episode "The River", the two actively pursuing the same human prey, they never fight nor even directly interact with one another.
181	** Played Straight in "SORNA Episode 2: Old Rivals" by the same creator. As a ''Spinosaurus'' tries to devour the protagonist in his plane wreck, a ''Tyrannosaurus'' arrives and charges at it. The two theropods then have a brutal fight, with the ''T. rex'' giving the ''Spino'' a powerful blow with its tail. At the end of the episode, a second ''Tyrannosaurus'' shows up and joins the fight.
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185	* The subject of who would be the winner in a fight between a ''Tyrannosaurus'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' is addressed on BBC video channel's ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rk5aQjYroA Spinosaurus VS T-Rex: Who Would Win?]]''. They conclude that the ''Spino'' would have dominated the fight in a swamp, but otherwise the ''T. rex'' would probably have won thanks to its stronger bite force.
186	* In ''WebVideo/PokemonAmber'', if you pick Saillil as a Starter Pokemon and evolve it into its secondary evolution, Spinozar, you can have it battle a Primal Tyrantrum. Vice versa with Primal Tyrantrum if you didn't pick Saillil.
187	* Goji Center also discusses a possible confrontation between the Spino and ''T. rex'' in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIyzXfaAfB4 video]], going into detail about their respective attributes and combat capabilities. Like BBC above, it was concluded that either could win a fight, depending on the terrain.
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191	* Parodied by the artist Kovács Attila in [[https://twitter.com/Titanlizard_Art/status/1658472808245252097 this comic]], which shows the ''Spinosaurus'' reacting to the ''T. rex'''s boasts by elongating its jaws like a snake and swallowing its rival whole, riffing on both the memetic ScienceMarchesOn reputation of ''Spinosaurus'', and a paper which indicated ''[[UsefulNotes/PrehistoricLifeLargeTheropods Irritator]]'', a relative of it from South America could expand its jaw.
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195	* ''WesternAnimation/CarsOnTheRoad'': Played with. In "Dino Park", Mater dreams that he and Lightning get chased by a [[TRexpy Tyranamissiasaurus rex]], which itself gets attacked by the [[AlwaysABiggerFish much larger]] Spinocrankshaftorex. While the dinocars' names obviously reference ''Tyrannosaurus'' and ''Spinosaurus'', both of them actually more closely resemble ''Ceratosaurus''.
196	* ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'': In the episode "[[Recap/CraigOfTheCreekS3E27CraigWorld Craig World]]", the titular park has an attraction called "Dino-World" where the mini-figures of a ''T. rex'' and a ''Spinosaurus'' are facing off with each other. Unusually for this trope, the mini-figures are [[ShownTheirWork up-to-date with modern understanding]], with the ''T. rex'' being feathered in some parts and the ''Spinosaurus'' possessing short legs, a concave sail, and a paddle-shaped tail.
197	* ''WesternAnimation/DinoRanch'': In "This Ranch Ain't Big Enough", Biscuit (a ''T. rex'') protects the kids from a ''Spinosaurus''. When the ''Spinosaurus'' returns in need of medical help, the kids try to keep Biscuit from finding out so a new fight won't start. [[spoiler:Biscuit finds the ''Spinosaurus'' but, understanding the situation, lets the ''Spinosaurus'' go without a new fight]].
198	* ''WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain'': Subverted in "The Old Spinosaurus and the Sea". The young ''Tyrannosaurus'' Buddy and his adoptive ''Pteranodon'' family go fishing in the Big Misty Sea, but they are worried of the old ''Spinosaurus'' who live there as he is known to have a bad temper and may be dangerous to them. When they end up encountering him, he yells at them for causing the fish to go away, but doesn't attack them and eventually turns out to be much nicer than he looks. He even befriends Buddy and teaches him his fishing techniques.
199	* ''WesternAnimation/DinoSquad'' inverts this -- surprisingly, given the show's usual willingness to [[ClicheStorm regurgitate every dinosaur cliche imaginable]]. Max, who turns into a ''T. rex'', is good friends with Fiona, who turns into a ''Spinosaurus'', and they often fight together alongside the rest of the Dino Squad against other prehistoric creatures.
200	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gigantosaurus}}'': In the Season 3 episode "The Shadow Show", T-Rex the young ''Tyrannosaurus'' uses a false shadow of Spino the ''Spinosaurus'' in order to scare the inhabitants of Cretacia and steal their food. However, the real Spino eventually shows up and threatens to attack T-Rex. Fortunately, Giganto the ''Giganotosaurus'' arrives and uses his own shadow to scare Spino away.
201	* ''WesternAnimation/JurassicWorldCampCretaceous'':
202	** The final season features three fights between the ''Spinosaurus'' from ''JPIII'' and the ''Tyrannosaurus'' called "Big Eatie":
203	*** Their first fight takes place in [[Recap/JurassicWorldCampCretaceousS5E03BattleLines the third episode]] of the season and ends in a draw.
204	*** In the [[Recap/JurassicWorldCampCretaceousS5E11TheLastStand penultimate episode]], the two have a second fight that ends with the ''Spinosaurus'' winning and nearly killing Big Eatie.
205	*** However, Big Eatie recovers in the [[Recap/JurassicWorldCampCretaceousS5E12TheNublarSix final episode]] and teams up with her daughter "Little Eatie" to fight the ''Spinosaurus''. Being outnumbered, the ''Spinosaurus'' chooses to run away.
206	** In addition, Limbo the ''Baryonyx'' (a smaller member of the Spinosauridae family) also tries to attack the young ''Tyrannosaurus'' "Little Eatie" alongside Toro the ''Carnotaurus'' and the ''Spinosaurus'' in the penultimate episode. However, her mother Big Eatie comes to her rescue and bites Limbo before throwing them away.
207	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': In ''WesternAnimation/HalfShellHeroesBlastToThePast'', the turtles manage to tame some dinosaurs, including a ''Tyrannosaurus'', and use them to attack a Triceratons' base. Upon seeing them coming, the Triceraton General decides to counterattack by activating their most powerful weapon, a gigantic robot ''Spinosaurus''. An inevitable confrontation between the ''T. rex'' and the ''Spino'' ensues, although this time the other dinosaurs participate in the battle as well. At first, the ''Spinosaurus'' has no problem taking on all the dinos, even grabbing the ''Tyrannosaurus'' by its tail and throwing it around like a ragdoll. However, after a while, the dinosaurs finally land some serious hits on the ''Spino'', especially when the ''T. rex'' strongly [[UseYourHead headbutts it]] (twice!) and bites its arm. As a result, the robot-''Spinosaurus'' starts malfunctioning and the turtles take the opportunity to kill it with a [[ThisIsADrill giant drill]].
208	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': In "[[Recap/TeenTitansS4E13TheEndPartThree The End (Part 3)]]", Beast Boy is confronted to a [[EvilTwin demonic clone]] of himself with the same power of shapeshifting into animals. After fighting by turning into various creatures, Beast Boy finally takes the form of a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', which had been portrayed throughout the series as his most powerful form. The clone one-ups this by becoming a ''Spinosaurus''. While most of the ensuing fight takes place offscreen, from what we're shown it seems to be very similar to the one from ''Film/JurassicParkIII'', with the ''T. rex'' taking the first shot by biting the ''Spino'''s neck and putting him to the ground, only for him to eventually free himself and overpower his adversary. At the end of the fight, Beast Boy's ''T. rex'' form gets thrown into some rocks and has to turn into a spider to escape from the Spino's sight. It is notably one of the few times besides the movie where the ''Spinosaurus'' actually wins the fight.
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