Related: Jurassic World Dominion Admits The Jurassic Park Franchise's Dino Problem But perhaps the biggest difference between the movie's Spinosaurus and the real-life Spinosaurus is the force of its bite. Meanwhile, the Spinosaurus's teeth were a little more than three inches long at most. The T-rex had some of the largest teeth recorded of the meat-eating dinosaurs, reaching a huge 12 inches in length. Some shots in Jurassic Park 3show that the Spinosaurus' fangs were just as long, if not longer, than those of a T-rex, which was simply not the case. In true Hollywood fashion, Jurassic Park 3 introduced a remarkably huge exemplar, and even though it may have been possible that a real-life Spinosaurus could grow to such size, the sheer stature of this particular specimen may not have been reached by the standard Spinosaurus. For instance, it's now known that its legs weren't nearly as long as those of the Jurassic Park 3 Spinosaurus, which already had shorter legs than the T-rex. With more recently-found fossil records, scientists have been able to tweak several details about the Spinosaurus.

In fact, similarly to the Jaws-like Mosasaur, a real Spinosaurus could encounter problems just by trying to get out of the water in order to catch a smaller prey, so venturing out to chomp down on the most famously savage dinosaur would have been quite a difficult task. The creature's agility in the film is hugely overplayed: it is too fast, too flexible, and too agile on land, by far. Though it would have been impressive to see Jurassic World bring back the Spinosaurus, it probably would not have been an accurate portrayal by any means, given the inaccuracies established in the original trilogy. Most of the dinosaurs featured in the Jurassic Park movies are a product of the limited knowledge scientists and filmmakers have of them at the time of filming, and the Spinosaurus is no exception. In the soon-to-end Jurassic Park franchise, the Spinosaurus is markedly more intimidating and lethal than the real-life version. It would be an easy target in any swampy environment, let alone a large body of water. Meanwhile, a Spinosaurus wouldn't stand a chance if the two dinosaurs were to duke it out in the humid and tropical forests where the T-rex reigned as an apex predator, which is precisely why Jurassic Park 3 was so wrong in its outcome. If it was unfortunate enough to cross paths with a Spinosaurus by a river or a lake, a Tyrannosaurus Rex might just end up as the sail-back dinosaur's largest catch of the day. The T-rex is an iconic favorite of the six dinosaur species from the first Jurassic Park, but it's far from unbeatable. Each dinosaur has significant advantages when fighting on its own home turf. Ultimately, a lot of the outcome would be determined by where and how the Jurassic Park 3 battle took place. It's likely that its massive jaws would make up for the difference given that the inaccuracies on show massively exaggerated the Spinosaurus' abilities as this sort of combatant. Meanwhile, the T-rex had a powerful bite, but it also lacked speed and agility. Yes, the Spinosaurus was markedly larger than the T-Rex, but it also lacked the muscle and bite power to do any serious damage. And as for the question of whether it would beat the monstrous Tyrannosaurus Rex in a fight? Concrete answers are hard to come by, because of the differences of opinion in even expert communities, but such a comprehensive victory is basically impossible. The predator is downplayed as a hulking apex predator, which is not true and the portrayal removes all nuance. How would a T-rex/Spinosaurus showdown go down? One thing's for sure about the Spinosaurus: its impressive biological stats make it an undervalued dinosaur in the Jurassic Park franchise, but not in the way some may think.

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