Another example of John Hammond having dinosaurs cloned according to then-current scientific theories; which is why Jurassic Park had featherless 6-foot tall velociraptors. The dinosaurs of Jurassic Park were more genetically-engineered monsters than real dinosaurs.
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The estimates are based on a possible chimera, and the quadrupedal hypothesis is not supported by theropod limb structure. However, isotope levels in the bones already suggested a semiaquatic lifestyle.
This is kind of ironic, considering that the sauropods were originally believed to be primarily aquatic and only later discovered not to be.
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Most blogs by experts in dinosaur reconstructions that i've read agree that the legs are being presented as too small, and the actual proportions from the new finds show a biped. Not to mention the fact that the reconstruction includes material from "Spinosaurus B", which may be another Spinosaurus species aside from aegypticus, or even from a Carcharodontosaurus. My point is, take this with a grain of salt for now, and wait for more detailed study.
Not surprising considering it's suspected to have been a piscivore (primarily fish eating).
edited 14th Sep '14 3:06:06 PM by KnightofLsama
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Am I the only one who wants to take a baseball bat to Kirk Cameron's smugly ignorant face every time I see him?
edited 15th Sep '14 7:21:06 AM by tricksterson
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I think the biggest variation in that opinion is in the choice of weapon.
Hmmm...
Jurassic park III was right I guess.
Yep. I choose feathered Deinonychus
Turns out paleontologists discovered bones in North Africa proving that spinosaurus was adapted to moving in water
(as well as waddling a bit on land
). Evidence showed that it's hip bones were smaller compared to other relatives like Suchomimus, and its center of gravity was too far forward to balance in such a way as media depicts it, such as in Jurassic Park 3. If it were on land, the dinosaur would have had to use its front limbs to balance rather than striding around on its hind limbs like a T. rex. From this information, would new changes have to be made to the dinosaur pages to accomodate this new information regarding spinosaurus.