you are wrong. Charcharodontosaurus like Allosaurus had a very weak bite force. It was lower than a lion bite. It did not bite. It opened its jaws and hammered its head down on the prey rippimg through the flesh with his upper jaw.
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Exactly. Even if it has considerable bulk to the rest of its body, a sail would certainly cause at least minor issues with current & winds.
Personally, I'd prefer to figure out its relatives first then come back to it rather than the other way around considering how few useful fossils we have of Spinosaurus in comparison to its close relatives. The key factor with all of them is that they have the structures for a sail/hump of some sort, though.
No more so than having a huge hump. Think about simple dynamics the higher the center of gravity the more likely something is to flip over. So having a hump would actually make the animal more likely to flip than having a sail. That's why SUV's flip over more easily than cars. The hump would still catch wind and with the added weight so high on the animal make it harder for it to stand upright in windy conditions. Don't believe me put a sail on your head and stand in the wind then take something the same size and shape add weight to it and stand in the wind and see which one is harder to balance.
As I said perfect example of how a sail helps balance is in the Basilisk. This lizard is the only one in the world capable of running on water and it's because of 2 factors it's sail and it's ability to run at a fast rate of speed. The sail makes it possible for the Basilisk to run on 2 legs for an extended amount of time by creating a counter balance that's not to heavy nor too light. They're also the best swimmers in the lizard world again studies have shown it's due to their low rising sail. It makes them capable of quick sharp turns the same way a dorsal fin works on fish. So even in the water something like that works. Perfect example what's one of the fastest fish in the world? And what's on it's back?
....not mentioned that Spinosaurus is a bipedal so have a massive central hump on its back sounds like a diaster wait to be happened to me than have a sail.
this would be more of a brief passing. there is no way enough food grows around a river for a large herd of sauropods long term. They likely migrated across the continent stopping only to breed and drink for a short time. if they did not migrate then they would likely either run out of food or do severe damage to the ecosystem given how much they must eat. I agree the tail makes an effective weapon and a predator would not want to approach from behind but I fail to see how an animal so heavy it cannot lift more then a single foot at a time aside from a stable bipedal stance supported by their tail could possibly maneuver fast enough to counter a fast, lightly built predator, or far more likely considering they are carnosaurs, a pack. All they'd have to do is get a good strike on the neck to sever the long windpipe or blood vessels supplying the brain. this is likely why they lived in herds, to cover the fronts of other individuals. Plus a sauropod would provide much more food for a predator then another predator of similar size. Similar risk for a much greater reward in terms of hunting predators.
What's funny is every time you say something I say okay I was wrong, but I ask how that helps your case in saying that Carcharodon would have a big advantage over Spino then and you don't answer. Just keep saying I'm wrong with no proof or citation or even an attempt at explanation. Like how can having an extremely weak bite force would give Carcharodon a advantage over Spino when you said Spino had a weak bite force. Than exactly what point are you trying to make? And you keep spelling Carcharondontosaurus wrong.
not mentioned that most prey items knows better sticking around the water holes for longer periods, especially with giant crocodiles lurking around!
could you explain this ]? I cannot see any sauropod over 40 or 50 feet being fast and maneuverable
