Talk:Spinosaurus/@comment-92.9.232.216-20130728110156

look when it comes to theropod size Spinosaurus is out and out the biggest even its most conservative length estimates put it at least a full meter longer even the biggest size estimates for other theopods.

both Giganotosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus are about the same size but both are poorly known with only 1 holotype and a neotype respecivly. The sizes for them are often subject to change. in the last 10 years they have varied from 11.5 to 14 m. all that can be said there extremly large theropods on par or bigger than t.rex...

now on Tyrannosaururus, the largest specimen thats not in doubt is sue at 12.2m. and the probable 3rd-4th biggest

the most intriging case would probably be Mapusaurus, the supposed pack hundting killer of Argentinosaurus commonly touted to me 10-11m long. what they dont tell you is that the size estimate is derived from the most complete skeleton found, there are the remains of a much larger individual. there are leg bones as big as the Giganotosaurus holotype and a hip bone apperently over 2 times the size of the one found in Giganotosaurus... If and thats a big if that hip bone is from a large mapusaurus that would put it near the size if not bigger than Spinosaurus...

and on the arguement of who would win in a fight, ask yourself this:

where is the fight held?

what is the prevaling weather condition?

how good is the lighting?

are the animals in question in top heatlth?

what are the genders of these animals?

whats the age of the animals?

All of them can impact the outcome of a fight, Its not all about how the dinosaur is armed and built...

also I agree, they all are pretty cool

but what id like to see out the mod is a little attention to detail with reguards to prehistoric animals and more of animals from the same periods, it would be cool if you could create little ecosystems with 3 or 4 dinosaurs from the same time.