ZoomDinosaurs.com What is your Favorite Dinosaur?: Late Oct. 2001 What is your favorite dinosaur and why?

If I insulted you in some way T-master then sorry, I can't remember insulting you at all.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

Spino WAS NOT Bigger, stronger, or faster than REX! REX was bigger, stronger AND FASTER!!
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

Sorry Natasha, but Spino WAS NOT the biggest of the meat-eaters. T.rex was bigger than Spino, they exaggerated its size in jp3.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

Spinosaurus
This dinosaur may have been the biggest of all meat eaters, and thats something special. It was also the star of the best movie ever, Jurassic Park 3.
from Natasha C., age 16, Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia; October 31, 2001

Allosaurus wasn't sissy!
No animals just prey on one kind of animal. Allosaurus probably would've hunted on most animals of the time like stegosaurus or dryosaurus and the later allosaurs would've fed on Iguanodons.

Alosaurus and Utahraptor
from Tom G, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

YEAH YOU BETTER HAVE CHANGED JIMMY L. BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT T-REX IS THE KING AND THE BEST OF ALL DINOSAURS HELL YEH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from Vegeta Super Saiyan 999,999,999,999,999,999,999, age ??, Placentia, California, U.S.A; October 31, 2001

spinosaurus he's bigger stronger and faster than t-rex plus he's got a cool fin
from ?, age 11, flatwoods, kentuky, usa; October 31, 2001

Yes, A.Fragilis didn't reach 40 ft. That was A.Maximus.
A. Fragilis probably had an average length of about 25-35 ft. There are many different examples of what might be A. fragilis: Apatodon,Creosaurus, Epanterias, Labrosaurus, Saurophagus have all been reffered to as Allosaurus.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

Sorry gianna, but when someone says something wrong its tempting to correct them, I don't mind if someone corrects me because then I learn something, but I would get kind of mad when someone starts making such a big fuss about it or even insulting me about it, I try not to type my posts in a harsh way but its kind of hard to tell when you can't really see the person.
from T-master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

We don't have to like T.Rex. The other fans don't have to, I mean. Because I am a Rexer(Rex fan, saves space!)
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

All these messages are regarding me, which makes me uncomfortable, so please stop posting my mistakes.
Okay so Allosaurus hunted in packs don't correct me about that anymore
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

Allosaurus is not a sissy I don't CARE what you say!!
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

"Allosaurus had an average length of 30-40 ft.
The larger adults could reach up to 40 ft."

I would have to disagree, I believe Allosaurus's average size was somewhere between 20-30 feet, based on the statistics I know from various allosaur specimens. The University of Utah Vertebrate Paleontology Collection's allosaurus is 7.9m (26.07 feet) in length and 2m (6.6 feet) high at the hips. The United States National Museum's allosaurus is 7.4m (24.42 feet) in length and 1.8m (6 feet) at the hip. I do not know the exact figures of the allosaurus at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, but from personal visual experience I'd place it at about 25-30 feet, and maybe 6 feet or more at the hips (the pose the specimen is in makes it hard to extrapolate its size just from looking at it). Having visited the Dinosaur National Monument in Utah, I can report that their allosaurs are likewise within this size range, their hip height being not much taller than me. If there is an allosaur specimen over 30 feet, I am not aware of it, and would like to hear about it. I highly doubt any allosaur (fragilis) was 40 feet in length, that must be a referrence to the "maximus" species, which appears to be T.rex sized, but is too incomplete to accurately gauge its size.

Notes: For those who are wondering, exact figures for the allosaur specimens are taken from "Predatory Dinosaurs of the World" by Gregory S. Paul. One meter equals 3.3 feet, so those who would like to can check my math.
from Ten-Shun, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

I could say so much but I am so tired...
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

"First of all, T.Rex would have a hard time killing Allosaurus, it wasn't that easy, nothing that T.Rex killed was that easy to kill. Except for hatchlings or something."

What's so hard, T.Rex was designed to kill within one or two bites. In that case, given the fact that Allosaurus is SMALLER and LIGHTER then T.Rex, one good bite on Allosaurus almost anywhere save the tail and it's finished, kaput.

"Second, It's Allosaurus, not "Allosissy". Allosaurus can kill sauropods 3 times its size. It's OBVIOUSLY not SISSY!!"

Yeah right, firstly, Sauropods were not THAT hard to kill compaired to other animals, and secondly Allosaurus could NOT kill sauropods 3 times its size by ITSELF. It had to rely on a pack, and what's 10 or so Allos on one sauropod? (If you watched WWD, there's a scene where a great deal of Allos converged on one sauropod, but just to trap it and wait for it to die, they didn't even dare to touch it while it was alive) A buuh of sissies that's what.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

Allosaurus had an average length of 30-40 ft.
The larger adults could reach up to 40 ft.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

actually gianna allosaurus did hunt in packs, now that a new large theropod has been discovered in a pack it suggests that large theropods hunted in packs. The packs were probably about 2 to 10 members in a pack.
from T-master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

"Allosaurus didn't hunt in packs..."

Why wouldn't allosaurus hunt in packs? It would certainly be more benefitial than a solitary existence, not to mention more efficient. By hunting in groups, they can tackle larger prey and fend off rivals easier. Besidies, I believe that some evidence has been collected pointing to gregarious behavior among allosaurs. I could cite something, if you'd like.

"...it could bring down like 10 year old sauropods, but not the GIGANTIC ones"

Umm...according to studies conducted on Apatosaurus, it was concluded that that they were nearly FULL GROWN between 10 and 16 years; being half-grown around 5 years. I assume you meant a juvenile sauropod, being around 5 years of age. But even half-grown, an apatosaur is still larger than a single allosaur, which is a problem in itself for the individual allosaur.
from Ten-Shun, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

"Allosaurus had an average length of 36 to 38 ft."

Actually, I believe the typical allosaur's (Allosaurus Fragilis)length was 20-30 feet. Thirty-six feet would be a large individual. I can cite some statistics on various specimens if anyone would like, if they do not believe me.
from Ten-Shun, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

Allosaurus didn't hunt in packs it could bring down like 10 year old sauropods, but not the GIGANTIC ones
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

MY FAVORITE DINOSAUR IS T-REX AND WHO EVER TALKS BAD THINGS ABOUT IT IS STUPID AND SHUT-UP ESPECIALLY JIMMY L.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from Vegeta Super Saiyan 999,999,999,999,999,999,999, age ??, Placentia, California, U.S.A; October 30, 2001

t-rex because it`s ferocous
from Christina.K, age 8, sydney, nsw, australia; October 30, 2001

titanosaurus. because it is tall.
from adam.w, age 9, sydney, nsw, australia; October 30, 2001

tyrannosaurus rex my favorite dinosaur beacause it was one of the
biggest and fearsest dinosaurs ever!
from Jordan J, age 11, carlinville, Illinois, u.s.a.; October 30, 2001

UTAHRAPTOR STRONGAND AGILE
from David B., age 12, Elmo, Missouri, United States; October 30, 2001

Two things to deal with.

First of all, T.Rex would have a hard time killing Allosaurus, it wasn't that easy, nothing that T.Rex killed was that easy to kill. Except for hatchlings or something.

Second, It's Allosaurus, not "Allosissy". Allosaurus can kill sauropods 3 times its size. It's OBVIOUSLY not SISSY!!
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

T-rex didn't only specialize in things he could bite. A T-rex probably could have taken down a Sauropod if it ever coexisted with one. Allosaurs probably needed to hunt in packs to bring down Sauropods,while T-Rex could hunt solitary. But the prey that these dinosaurs ate doesn't really prove much in the long run.
I'm going to compare T-Rex and Allosaurus:
T-Rex was longer than Allosaurus, when we compare average sizes as well as exceptional sizes. T-Rex had an average length of about 40 ft., Allosaurus had an average length of 36 to 38 ft.
T-Rex could grow to well over 50 ft.(over 15% larger than Giganotosaurus), while Allosaurus has been known to grow to about 41 ft. When it comes to weight, T-Rex has the advantage again.(don't worry, Allosaurus will have its advantages)T-Rex has an average weight of about 6 to 7 tons, while Allosaurus has an Average weight of about 4 tons. Then there's speed... Allosaurus was lighter and shorter than T-Rex, but that doesn't really matter. T-Rex, in fact, is the largest Coelurosaur. T-Rex was built like the rest of his group, who were all designed for speed. T-Rex had an average stride length of 16 ft. So if T-Rex took two strides per second(which it would do in a sprint) it could reach high speeds(probably over 30mph). Allosaurus could have been fast to an extent. Allosaurus had an average stride of around 10 ft., which means, even in a sprint Allosaurus couldn't match the speed of T-Rex. So let's recap- T-Rex was designed to move, and since it had such a long stride, it could achieve great speeds. In killing tools, Allosaurus has his jaws. Allosaurus jaws were powerful, (not quite as powerful as Tyrannosaur jaws) with serrated teeth. These teeth were about 4 to 5 inches long. These teeth could slice, and that was there specialty, but they weren't much for crushing bone. Allosaurus also had a robust neck for ripping things and for supporing its head. T-Rex had the same type of neck. T-Rex had the most powerful jaws of any dinosaur, and those jaws were lined with thick, bone crushing teeth that were 7 to 13 inches long. But T-rex teeth didn't only crush bone, they were also serrated. T-Rex in unrivaled in killing power amongst the dinosaurs.
But Allosaurus has an extra weapon, robust arms with large claws for ripping.(very useful when it came to hunting Sauropods). T-Rex didn't have this, but it didn't really need it. When it came to senses, T-Rex had an excellent sense of smell, very good hearing, and very good eyesight. We don't know much about Allosaurus senses.

To make a very long story short, T-Rex gets the overall advantage, but an Allosaurus would be a formidable opponent for a T-Rex if they ever met...
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

T Rex becos he could kill Allosaurus easily with no sweat
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

Note that T.Rex didn't need large arms because he was so friggin' good, he didn't need arms to hunt. Meanwhile, we have Allosissy trying to kill things with his arms.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

Whoever said Tyrannosaurus had no size advantage over Allosaurus is gravely mistaken. You see, going by proportion, T.Rex is 1.5 times more massive then Allosaurus. So a 40 foot T.Rex would be 1.5 times more massive then a 40 Allosaurus. Bad news! A.Max was only as long as T.Rex, not as massive. So T.Rex still had the advantage.

Besides, who needs a size advantage in T.Rex's case anyway? T.Rex was faster and his weapons were amazingly more effective. It's kinda like comapring a WW2 tank to a modern tank of similar weight. There no weight advantage, but the modern tank is far more effective and deadiler. The technology gap between Allosaurus and T.Rex is like that between a WW2 tank and a modern tank. T.Rex was a very advanced and evolved dinosaur.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

Allosaurus probably didn't eat fully grown sauropods but T Rex probably didn't eat fully grown tricerotops because the risk of fatal injury is to high.
Allosaurus
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Allosaurus because the Allosaurs (not Allosaurus)lasted from the early jurassic to the late cretaceous.
from ALLO, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

"Some people think that T. Rex was bigger than Allosaurus."

Which is quite true.

"However, there was a species of Allosaurs called 'Allosaurus Maximus' which was just as long as your average T. Rex."

I note that you said "your AVERAGE T. Rex." Based on that, you have probably heard of the gigantic Rexes recently discovered, both of which were larger than Giganotosaurus; the latter which in turn is probably larger than Allosaurus maximus.

"So you see, in a match, Tyrannosaurus Rex had no size advantage over Allosaurus Maximus."

I have already covered this arguement. Nothing new here.

Another vote for T.rex while I'm at it.
from Ten-Shun, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

"All I'm saying is that I think that it was harder for T. Rex to kill things that were his size and biger."

You are correct in stating that T.rex primarily preyed upon animals its own mass or smaller. But exactly why is it more difficult for a single Tyrannosaur to bring down an animal its own mass, than it is for a pack of Allosaurs to bring down an adult sauropod?

Notice I said a PACK of allosaurs; a solitary allosaur's chances of bringing down an adult sauropod are slim to none, even if it did use a "bleed to death" strategy... It'd have to be a very patient and careful predator if that were the case. Even in packs, I suspect that allosaurs primarily went after the younger and smaller sauropods, as even a dozen allosaurs could not finish an entire adult apatosaur carcass before it rotted into inedibility.

(Note: In my use of the term Allosaur, I am referring to the common Allosaurus Fragilis, not the rare and late arriving Allosaurus Maximus).

This is a vote for Tyrannosaurus.
from Ten-Shun, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

spinosaurus because it was a unique dinosaur and it's not big and fat and famous like T-rex. and it ate fish or dinosaurs
from eli, age 10, ?, OR, ?; October 29, 2001

spinosaurus because it was a unique dinosaur and it's not big and fat and famous like T-rex. and it ate fish or dinosaurs
from eli, age 10, ?, OR, ?; October 29, 2001

Allosaurus had slicing teeth because sauropods like apatosaurus a so big and there invertibrae are so big and strong that it would be alot easier to kill it by blood loss. It would also be very dangerous hunting sauropods because they actually had quite a few wepons.
1 There shear size made it very difficult to kill
2 They had sharp claws on there feet so if they could use them if they reared up on there hind legs
3 there tails. there tails were very strong and had a wip like end for defence

And Allosaurus didn't only hunt sauropods they hunted Stegasaurus and that had 1 meter long spikes. And it hunted fast Hyspsilophodontids like Dryosaurus.

This vote is for Allosaurus
from ALLO, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

some dinosaurs were just to big to attack. Like Brachiosauras and Sauroposiedien. Smaller sauropods like apatosaurus were easier but still large for theropods. We know that allosaurus killed apatasaurus, but they probably killed weak ones or ones that were alone or only a few together.
from T-master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

longneck dinosaur because i need information
from megan h., age 9, Taupo, NewZealand, Taupo; October 29, 2001

Some people think that T. Rex was bigger than Allosaurus. However, there was a species of Allosaurs called "Allosaurus Maximus" which was just as long as your average T. Rex.

So you see, in a match, Tyrannosaurus Rex had no size advantage over Allosaurus Maximus.
from Tyrant Jurassic King, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Thanks for respecting my opinion, Tim M.

It is my opinion, though, and I'll stick to it, through thick and thin. All I'm saying is that I think that it was harder for T. Rex to kill things that were his size and biger. He specialized in killing things he could reach with his mouth, but that's about it. Really, he could only kill things he could bend down and bite. Allosaurus, though, I envision him as a spectacle of gold and red scales, capable of ripping and tearing anything he saw. He'd target his prey and let loose with all his might on it.
from Allosaurischian, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

T-rex
from Robert O, age 9, hartford, ?, usa; October 29, 2001

my favorite dinosaur is spineasaurs because i like meat eating dinosaurs.
from angelo.m, age 7, grand prairie, texas, u.s.a.; October 29, 2001

T-REX. BECAUSE HE IS BIG AND STRONG AND HE EATS MEAT
from JESSE D., age 5, BALLSTON SPA, NEW YORK, USA; October 29, 2001

Velociraptor- see other posts.
Oh, Sean K., it's dinosaur not dino- saur.
from AMD, age 9, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

t rex he is big
from rose b, age 1, d.g., il, dupage; October 29, 2001

Some people are saying Allosaurus was "better" than T-Rex. That;s your opinion and I respect it. First of all, you guys made up this "T-Rex was hardly a match for Triceratops" Ther's no evidence of that. Besides, T-Rex ate Triceratops, we know that for a fact. But what do you think is harder to kill?? A slow, stupid, clumsy Sauropod? Or a quicker, more intelligent dinosaur with HORNS? Yes, hunting Sauropods wasn't without risk, but to say Allosaurus was stronger than T-rex because Allosaurus hunted Apatosaurus and T-Rex "only" hunted Ceratopsians, well, I can't agree with that...
Also, Monster Mash brought up the arms.(It's always the arms isn't it?) T-Rex didn't need long arms because his jaws could do better.
T-Rex had the most powerful jaws of any dinosaur, with teeth meant for crushing bone. Allosaurus had teeth to slice. Now what kills you faster? Getting your vertebrae crushed or bleeding to death? Yes Allosaurus was built to kill Sauropods, but that doesn't mean it was better. T-Rex was built to kill highly specialized herbivores.
As for Allosaurs being bigger than T-Rex, well it's possible, but no Allosaur specimen has been found that is larger than Rigby's T-Rex, which is over 50 ft. long. T-Rex was also probably faster than Allosaurus, given his Coelurosaurian relations. Allosaurus was a Carnosaur. Anyway, if these dinosaurs would ever match up, it would be a good fight.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Here's what Tim M. said about Apatosaurus: "a slow, stupid sauropod" which, might I add, was ten times the weight of his predator Allosaurus.
Here's what Tim M. said about triceratops: "a quicker, more intelligent dinosaur with horns" that was half the size of T. Rex.

"T. Rex was probably faster than Allosaurus given his coeulurosaurian relations."

I'm going to stress the word vertabrate.

"Getting your vertabrate crushed..."

To do this T. Rex would have to be able to bite into Allosaurus' back by bending down, but he couldn't have done that seeing as he wasn't taller than Allosaurus Maximus.

"Or bleeding to death?"

While it's longer, it's more painful and you're eaten alive.

JC, could you put this post under Dinotalk for me too, please? thank you!
from Sunswana bin dojo, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Oops I thought you ment that lipeurodon was a land creature like t-rex. Now I remember that lipeurodon was like 80 feet long or something
from T-master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Thanks Gianna, I'll look there
from T-master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Syntarsus.Because it eats meat,it's small and it was an early dino- saur.
from Sean K, age 7, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; October 29, 2001

Coelophysis.Because it's small and it only eats bugs.
from Alyssa K, age 4, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; October 29, 2001

Guess what, T-master!
Lipleurodon is in the Dinosaur Dictionary!!! Don't let them fool you. They say Liopleurodon, but it's Lipleurodon. You can learn about it there.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Several people agree that Allosaurus can kill Tyrannosaurus. This is exactly the same as the Stegosaurus vs. T.Rex thing. They NEVER MET. If they did, Allosaurus would be killed by T.Rex and T.Rex would die from injuries from the Allosaurus. Any one agree with me?
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

It isn't in any book, T-master. It was on Walking With Dinosaurs. The narrarator said "Lipleurodon is the biggest and most powerful carnivore in the world" or something like that.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Allosaurus because I am doing a report on it.
from Dan J, age 9, Holland, Mi, U.S.A.; October 28, 2001

elasmosaurus because they're interesting and cute.
from aa, age 11, bussser, coneticuit, usa; October 28, 2001

My favorite diosaur is gigantosaurus because this means that t-rex has met his match!
from marandaf, age 10, bentonville, ar, u.s.a.; October 28, 2001

I like stegosaurus because he looks good.
from Diane D, age 7, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; October 28, 2001

the T-Rex cause he is a meat eater i like all meat eaters
from kyle s, age 4, smithville, mo, north america; October 28, 2001

Tim M is like a feature of this site. He's just so good that.. I don't know. But yeah, he gets his point across without insults (learn from da REAL master - Tim M - Fd.)and his point is always good.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

? - dinocheirus the fastest? It's legs have never been found! WHERE did you get that from?

And T rex had the biggest brain. Rex fans I don't not like T rex.
from da master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

T-rex becausethey can eatyou in one bight or stomp on you and make you flat.
from ss, age 9, O'FALLON, MO, USA; October 28, 2001

Yes, I agree, and I know that Gianna agrees. Yup. this IS the best site zoomdinosaurz.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Gianna - we would not exist if Tyrannosaurus was still around! Mammals only flourished because the dinosaurs where almost totally extinct. Dinosaurs kept the mammals in check.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Spinosaurus, because he was much bigger than T-rex and had a neat sail on his back.
from Michael G., age 13, Sandy, Utah, U. S. A.; October 28, 2001

ornitholesteas - he can catch birds for lunch and eat some paradons. it is not very big though.
from cole l., age 8, st.albert, alta, canada; October 28, 2001

Allosaurus was the king; he was strong and fast. Some specimens were larger than T. Rex. He also had stronger and more powerful arms then T. Rex, a very good advantage when you tackle large prey, alowing you to grasp and rip at it.
from Monster Mash, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

WOW, I didn't know you also said that Spinosaurus and T.Rex lived in different places too, da masta. It is true. I want to watch other dinosaur documentaries other than Walking With Dinosaurs part 1 and 2. I already have those.
Any idea what time Discovery channel has dino movies?
from Tyrannosaurus, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

I think Allosaurus was a killing machine; he was specialized to take things down that were bigger than him, and could take down a T. REx if he fought one. T. Rex couldn't challenge things that were bigger than he was, he was hardly a match for Triceratops.
from Sunswana bin dojo, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

I'm a fool!!! Sorry, but I must have been really tired when I said T. Rex wasn't the king.
from damasta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Allosaurus was much more powerful than T. Rex.....He would have been faster and was specialized at taking down large dinosaurs like Apatosaurus. T. Rex could hardly kill a Triceratops. Now if an Allosaur could destroy dsomething ten times it's size and weight, and T. Rex cold only do the same damage to something half his size, then, do the math.

Allosaurus rocks!
from Scorpio, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Allosaur could kill anything of his time; he was highly specialized. Allosaurus was a huge monster; there are specimens which have measure up to 50 feet! Obviously Allosaurus could whoop T. Rex's sorry butt!!!
from Allosaurischian, age 9, Allosaurtropolis, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Gianna where did you get that about Lipeurodon, I've never heard of it, and I cant find anything about it. Can you tell me where you found it.
from T-master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Hey jc, why does it take longer to post new messages here?
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001
I usually do questions and dinotalk first. People's homeqork questions are more urgent. JC

UTAHRAPTOR : )!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from Tom G, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

I LIKE ZOOMDINOSAURZ. THAt is my NAME. ANYONE ELSE LIKE ZOOMDINOSAURZ? THATS MY NAME!!! HEHE!
from zoomdinosaurz, age 2, Yuka, NOTHING, Hknkjh; October 27, 2001

t-rex because he is the king
from rj f, age 6, maple grove, mn, usa; October 27, 2001

Deinucherius because it was the fastest dino!!!
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

Lipleurodon is the biggest and most powerful carnivore ever. More powerful than T.Rex. WOW.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

Tyranosaurus rex because it has big teeth
from Daniel A, age 6, ST Lawrence, Jersey, UK; October 27, 2001

Anklyosaurus because it is the strongest dinosaur
from philippe A, age 8, St Lawrence, Jersey, UK; October 27, 2001

Spinosaurus can't have been SUCH a wimp as T REX fans gloat. It lived near such carnivores as AFROVENATOR and CARCHARODONTOSAURUS SAHARICUS, which had a massive, heavy skull, BIGGER THAN T - REXES, REX FANS! And if it could survive living with carnivores like that, it could live with T REX. (It probably just avoided fights, though, just about almost every tyrannosaurid could kill a spinosaur. But I reckon they lived in mutual respect and didn't fight.)
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

Russ K - yes! Deinosuchus is another crocodile that COULD kill a Rex! Let's all show the rex fans! OK, T REX is ONE OF the BEST predators ever, but let's not ignore all the other wonderfull carnivores! And herbivores!
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

Tyrannosaurus - Yes! At last a Rex fan with brains! (no offence honkie and gianna and others: YOU all got brains, just some rex fans are more obnoxious than me when I first came here!) Yes! I repect you! T rex and spino lived in different places! I said that too! Maybe people will listen to our joint opinion? Yes? Also, CARNIVORES LIVE IN MUTUAL RESPECT, TODAY TOO. WATCH A WILDLIFE DOCUMENTARY! T REX COULD KILL SPINO, BUT IT IS NOT WORTH IT, REXES WOUNDS COULD GET INFECTED LATER!
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

I'm glad T Rex doesn't live today either! We would be on the lookout all the time.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

Allosaurus had an average length of 30-40 ft.
The larger adults could reach up to 40 ft.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

actually gianna allosaurus did hunt in packs, now that a new large theropod has been discovered in a pack it suggests that large theropods hunted in packs. The packs were probably about 2 to 10 members in a pack.
from T-master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

"Allosaurus didn't hunt in packs..."

Why wouldn't allosaurus hunt in packs? It would certainly be more benefitial than a solitary existence, not to mention more efficient. By hunting in groups, they can tackle larger prey and fend off rivals easier. Besidies, I believe that some evidence has been collected pointing to gregarious behavior among allosaurs. I could cite something, if you'd like.

"...it could bring down like 10 year old sauropods, but not the GIGANTIC ones"

Umm...according to studies conducted on Apatosaurus, it was concluded that that they were nearly FULL GROWN between 10 and 16 years; being half-grown around 5 years. I assume you meant a juvenile sauropod, being around 5 years of age. But even half-grown, an apatosaur is still larger than a single allosaur, which is a problem in itself for the individual allosaur.
from Ten-Shun, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 31, 2001

"Allosaurus had an average length of 36 to 38 ft."

Actually, I believe the typical allosaur's (Allosaurus Fragilis)length was 20-30 feet. Thirty-six feet would be a large individual. I can cite some statistics on various specimens if anyone would like, if they do not believe me.
from Ten-Shun, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

Allosaurus didn't hunt in packs it could bring down like 10 year old sauropods, but not the GIGANTIC ones
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

MY FAVORITE DINOSAUR IS T-REX AND WHO EVER TALKS BAD THINGS ABOUT IT IS STUPID AND SHUT-UP ESPECIALLY JIMMY L.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from Vegeta Super Saiyan 999,999,999,999,999,999,999, age ??, Placentia, California, U.S.A; October 30, 2001

t-rex because it`s ferocous
from Christina.K, age 8, sydney, nsw, australia; October 30, 2001

titanosaurus. because it is tall.
from adam.w, age 9, sydney, nsw, australia; October 30, 2001

tyrannosaurus rex my favorite dinosaur beacause it was one of the
biggest and fearsest dinosaurs ever!
from Jordan J, age 11, carlinville, Illinois, u.s.a.; October 30, 2001

UTAHRAPTOR STRONGAND AGILE
from David B., age 12, Elmo, Missouri, United States; October 30, 2001

Two things to deal with.

First of all, T.Rex would have a hard time killing Allosaurus, it wasn't that easy, nothing that T.Rex killed was that easy to kill. Except for hatchlings or something.

Second, It's Allosaurus, not "Allosissy". Allosaurus can kill sauropods 3 times its size. It's OBVIOUSLY not SISSY!!
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

T-rex didn't only specialize in things he could bite. A T-rex probably could have taken down a Sauropod if it ever coexisted with one. Allosaurs probably needed to hunt in packs to bring down Sauropods,while T-Rex could hunt solitary. But the prey that these dinosaurs ate doesn't really prove much in the long run.
I'm going to compare T-Rex and Allosaurus:
T-Rex was longer than Allosaurus, when we compare average sizes as well as exceptional sizes. T-Rex had an average length of about 40 ft., Allosaurus had an average length of 36 to 38 ft.
T-Rex could grow to well over 50 ft.(over 15% larger than Giganotosaurus), while Allosaurus has been known to grow to about 41 ft. When it comes to weight, T-Rex has the advantage again.(don't worry, Allosaurus will have its advantages)T-Rex has an average weight of about 6 to 7 tons, while Allosaurus has an Average weight of about 4 tons. Then there's speed... Allosaurus was lighter and shorter than T-Rex, but that doesn't really matter. T-Rex, in fact, is the largest Coelurosaur. T-Rex was built like the rest of his group, who were all designed for speed. T-Rex had an average stride length of 16 ft. So if T-Rex took two strides per second(which it would do in a sprint) it could reach high speeds(probably over 30mph). Allosaurus could have been fast to an extent. Allosaurus had an average stride of around 10 ft., which means, even in a sprint Allosaurus couldn't match the speed of T-Rex. So let's recap- T-Rex was designed to move, and since it had such a long stride, it could achieve great speeds. In killing tools, Allosaurus has his jaws. Allosaurus jaws were powerful, (not quite as powerful as Tyrannosaur jaws) with serrated teeth. These teeth were about 4 to 5 inches long. These teeth could slice, and that was there specialty, but they weren't much for crushing bone. Allosaurus also had a robust neck for ripping things and for supporing its head. T-Rex had the same type of neck. T-Rex had the most powerful jaws of any dinosaur, and those jaws were lined with thick, bone crushing teeth that were 7 to 13 inches long. But T-rex teeth didn't only crush bone, they were also serrated. T-Rex in unrivaled in killing power amongst the dinosaurs.
But Allosaurus has an extra weapon, robust arms with large claws for ripping.(very useful when it came to hunting Sauropods). T-Rex didn't have this, but it didn't really need it. When it came to senses, T-Rex had an excellent sense of smell, very good hearing, and very good eyesight. We don't know much about Allosaurus senses.

To make a very long story short, T-Rex gets the overall advantage, but an Allosaurus would be a formidable opponent for a T-Rex if they ever met...
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

T Rex becos he could kill Allosaurus easily with no sweat
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

Note that T.Rex didn't need large arms because he was so friggin' good, he didn't need arms to hunt. Meanwhile, we have Allosissy trying to kill things with his arms.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

Whoever said Tyrannosaurus had no size advantage over Allosaurus is gravely mistaken. You see, going by proportion, T.Rex is 1.5 times more massive then Allosaurus. So a 40 foot T.Rex would be 1.5 times more massive then a 40 Allosaurus. Bad news! A.Max was only as long as T.Rex, not as massive. So T.Rex still had the advantage.

Besides, who needs a size advantage in T.Rex's case anyway? T.Rex was faster and his weapons were amazingly more effective. It's kinda like comapring a WW2 tank to a modern tank of similar weight. There no weight advantage, but the modern tank is far more effective and deadiler. The technology gap between Allosaurus and T.Rex is like that between a WW2 tank and a modern tank. T.Rex was a very advanced and evolved dinosaur.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 30, 2001

Allosaurus probably didn't eat fully grown sauropods but T Rex probably didn't eat fully grown tricerotops because the risk of fatal injury is to high.
Allosaurus
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Allosaurus because the Allosaurs (not Allosaurus)lasted from the early jurassic to the late cretaceous.
from ALLO, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

"Some people think that T. Rex was bigger than Allosaurus."

Which is quite true.

"However, there was a species of Allosaurs called 'Allosaurus Maximus' which was just as long as your average T. Rex."

I note that you said "your AVERAGE T. Rex." Based on that, you have probably heard of the gigantic Rexes recently discovered, both of which were larger than Giganotosaurus; the latter which in turn is probably larger than Allosaurus maximus.

"So you see, in a match, Tyrannosaurus Rex had no size advantage over Allosaurus Maximus."

I have already covered this arguement. Nothing new here.

Another vote for T.rex while I'm at it.
from Ten-Shun, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

"All I'm saying is that I think that it was harder for T. Rex to kill things that were his size and biger."

You are correct in stating that T.rex primarily preyed upon animals its own mass or smaller. But exactly why is it more difficult for a single Tyrannosaur to bring down an animal its own mass, than it is for a pack of Allosaurs to bring down an adult sauropod?

Notice I said a PACK of allosaurs; a solitary allosaur's chances of bringing down an adult sauropod are slim to none, even if it did use a "bleed to death" strategy... It'd have to be a very patient and careful predator if that were the case. Even in packs, I suspect that allosaurs primarily went after the younger and smaller sauropods, as even a dozen allosaurs could not finish an entire adult apatosaur carcass before it rotted into inedibility.

(Note: In my use of the term Allosaur, I am referring to the common Allosaurus Fragilis, not the rare and late arriving Allosaurus Maximus).

This is a vote for Tyrannosaurus.
from Ten-Shun, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

spinosaurus because it was a unique dinosaur and it's not big and fat and famous like T-rex. and it ate fish or dinosaurs
from eli, age 10, ?, OR, ?; October 29, 2001

spinosaurus because it was a unique dinosaur and it's not big and fat and famous like T-rex. and it ate fish or dinosaurs
from eli, age 10, ?, OR, ?; October 29, 2001

Allosaurus had slicing teeth because sauropods like apatosaurus a so big and there invertibrae are so big and strong that it would be alot easier to kill it by blood loss. It would also be very dangerous hunting sauropods because they actually had quite a few wepons.
1 There shear size made it very difficult to kill
2 They had sharp claws on there feet so if they could use them if they reared up on there hind legs
3 there tails. there tails were very strong and had a wip like end for defence

And Allosaurus didn't only hunt sauropods they hunted Stegasaurus and that had 1 meter long spikes. And it hunted fast Hyspsilophodontids like Dryosaurus.

This vote is for Allosaurus
from ALLO, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

some dinosaurs were just to big to attack. Like Brachiosauras and Sauroposiedien. Smaller sauropods like apatosaurus were easier but still large for theropods. We know that allosaurus killed apatasaurus, but they probably killed weak ones or ones that were alone or only a few together.
from T-master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

longneck dinosaur because i need information
from megan h., age 9, Taupo, NewZealand, Taupo; October 29, 2001

Some people think that T. Rex was bigger than Allosaurus. However, there was a species of Allosaurs called "Allosaurus Maximus" which was just as long as your average T. Rex.

So you see, in a match, Tyrannosaurus Rex had no size advantage over Allosaurus Maximus.
from Tyrant Jurassic King, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Thanks for respecting my opinion, Tim M.

It is my opinion, though, and I'll stick to it, through thick and thin. All I'm saying is that I think that it was harder for T. Rex to kill things that were his size and biger. He specialized in killing things he could reach with his mouth, but that's about it. Really, he could only kill things he could bend down and bite. Allosaurus, though, I envision him as a spectacle of gold and red scales, capable of ripping and tearing anything he saw. He'd target his prey and let loose with all his might on it.
from Allosaurischian, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

T-rex
from Robert O, age 9, hartford, ?, usa; October 29, 2001

my favorite dinosaur is spineasaurs because i like meat eating dinosaurs.
from angelo.m, age 7, grand prairie, texas, u.s.a.; October 29, 2001

T-REX. BECAUSE HE IS BIG AND STRONG AND HE EATS MEAT
from JESSE D., age 5, BALLSTON SPA, NEW YORK, USA; October 29, 2001

Velociraptor- see other posts.
Oh, Sean K., it's dinosaur not dino- saur.
from AMD, age 9, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

t rex he is big
from rose b, age 1, d.g., il, dupage; October 29, 2001

Some people are saying Allosaurus was "better" than T-Rex. That;s your opinion and I respect it. First of all, you guys made up this "T-Rex was hardly a match for Triceratops" Ther's no evidence of that. Besides, T-Rex ate Triceratops, we know that for a fact. But what do you think is harder to kill?? A slow, stupid, clumsy Sauropod? Or a quicker, more intelligent dinosaur with HORNS? Yes, hunting Sauropods wasn't without risk, but to say Allosaurus was stronger than T-rex because Allosaurus hunted Apatosaurus and T-Rex "only" hunted Ceratopsians, well, I can't agree with that...
Also, Monster Mash brought up the arms.(It's always the arms isn't it?) T-Rex didn't need long arms because his jaws could do better.
T-Rex had the most powerful jaws of any dinosaur, with teeth meant for crushing bone. Allosaurus had teeth to slice. Now what kills you faster? Getting your vertebrae crushed or bleeding to death? Yes Allosaurus was built to kill Sauropods, but that doesn't mean it was better. T-Rex was built to kill highly specialized herbivores.
As for Allosaurs being bigger than T-Rex, well it's possible, but no Allosaur specimen has been found that is larger than Rigby's T-Rex, which is over 50 ft. long. T-Rex was also probably faster than Allosaurus, given his Coelurosaurian relations. Allosaurus was a Carnosaur. Anyway, if these dinosaurs would ever match up, it would be a good fight.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Here's what Tim M. said about Apatosaurus: "a slow, stupid sauropod" which, might I add, was ten times the weight of his predator Allosaurus.
Here's what Tim M. said about triceratops: "a quicker, more intelligent dinosaur with horns" that was half the size of T. Rex.

"T. Rex was probably faster than Allosaurus given his coeulurosaurian relations."

I'm going to stress the word vertabrate.

"Getting your vertabrate crushed..."

To do this T. Rex would have to be able to bite into Allosaurus' back by bending down, but he couldn't have done that seeing as he wasn't taller than Allosaurus Maximus.

"Or bleeding to death?"

While it's longer, it's more painful and you're eaten alive.

JC, could you put this post under Dinotalk for me too, please? thank you!
from Sunswana bin dojo, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Oops I thought you ment that lipeurodon was a land creature like t-rex. Now I remember that lipeurodon was like 80 feet long or something
from T-master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Thanks Gianna, I'll look there
from T-master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 29, 2001

Syntarsus.Because it eats meat,it's small and it was an early dino- saur.
from Sean K, age 7, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; October 29, 2001

Coelophysis.Because it's small and it only eats bugs.
from Alyssa K, age 4, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; October 29, 2001

Guess what, T-master!
Lipleurodon is in the Dinosaur Dictionary!!! Don't let them fool you. They say Liopleurodon, but it's Lipleurodon. You can learn about it there.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Several people agree that Allosaurus can kill Tyrannosaurus. This is exactly the same as the Stegosaurus vs. T.Rex thing. They NEVER MET. If they did, Allosaurus would be killed by T.Rex and T.Rex would die from injuries from the Allosaurus. Any one agree with me?
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

It isn't in any book, T-master. It was on Walking With Dinosaurs. The narrarator said "Lipleurodon is the biggest and most powerful carnivore in the world" or something like that.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Allosaurus because I am doing a report on it.
from Dan J, age 9, Holland, Mi, U.S.A.; October 28, 2001

elasmosaurus because they're interesting and cute.
from aa, age 11, bussser, coneticuit, usa; October 28, 2001

My favorite diosaur is gigantosaurus because this means that t-rex has met his match!
from marandaf, age 10, bentonville, ar, u.s.a.; October 28, 2001

I like stegosaurus because he looks good.
from Diane D, age 7, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; October 28, 2001

the T-Rex cause he is a meat eater i like all meat eaters
from kyle s, age 4, smithville, mo, north america; October 28, 2001

Tim M is like a feature of this site. He's just so good that.. I don't know. But yeah, he gets his point across without insults (learn from da REAL master - Tim M - Fd.)and his point is always good.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

? - dinocheirus the fastest? It's legs have never been found! WHERE did you get that from?

And T rex had the biggest brain. Rex fans I don't not like T rex.
from da master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

T-rex becausethey can eatyou in one bight or stomp on you and make you flat.
from ss, age 9, O'FALLON, MO, USA; October 28, 2001

Yes, I agree, and I know that Gianna agrees. Yup. this IS the best site zoomdinosaurz.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Gianna - we would not exist if Tyrannosaurus was still around! Mammals only flourished because the dinosaurs where almost totally extinct. Dinosaurs kept the mammals in check.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Spinosaurus, because he was much bigger than T-rex and had a neat sail on his back.
from Michael G., age 13, Sandy, Utah, U. S. A.; October 28, 2001

ornitholesteas - he can catch birds for lunch and eat some paradons. it is not very big though.
from cole l., age 8, st.albert, alta, canada; October 28, 2001

Allosaurus was the king; he was strong and fast. Some specimens were larger than T. Rex. He also had stronger and more powerful arms then T. Rex, a very good advantage when you tackle large prey, alowing you to grasp and rip at it.
from Monster Mash, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

WOW, I didn't know you also said that Spinosaurus and T.Rex lived in different places too, da masta. It is true. I want to watch other dinosaur documentaries other than Walking With Dinosaurs part 1 and 2. I already have those.
Any idea what time Discovery channel has dino movies?
from Tyrannosaurus, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

I think Allosaurus was a killing machine; he was specialized to take things down that were bigger than him, and could take down a T. REx if he fought one. T. Rex couldn't challenge things that were bigger than he was, he was hardly a match for Triceratops.
from Sunswana bin dojo, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

I'm a fool!!! Sorry, but I must have been really tired when I said T. Rex wasn't the king.
from damasta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Allosaurus was much more powerful than T. Rex.....He would have been faster and was specialized at taking down large dinosaurs like Apatosaurus. T. Rex could hardly kill a Triceratops. Now if an Allosaur could destroy dsomething ten times it's size and weight, and T. Rex cold only do the same damage to something half his size, then, do the math.

Allosaurus rocks!
from Scorpio, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Allosaur could kill anything of his time; he was highly specialized. Allosaurus was a huge monster; there are specimens which have measure up to 50 feet! Obviously Allosaurus could whoop T. Rex's sorry butt!!!
from Allosaurischian, age 9, Allosaurtropolis, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Gianna where did you get that about Lipeurodon, I've never heard of it, and I cant find anything about it. Can you tell me where you found it.
from T-master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 28, 2001

Hey jc, why does it take longer to post new messages here?
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001
I usually do questions and dinotalk first. People's homeqork questions are more urgent. JC

UTAHRAPTOR : )!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from Tom G, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

I LIKE ZOOMDINOSAURZ. THAt is my NAME. ANYONE ELSE LIKE ZOOMDINOSAURZ? THATS MY NAME!!! HEHE!
from zoomdinosaurz, age 2, Yuka, NOTHING, Hknkjh; October 27, 2001

t-rex because he is the king
from rj f, age 6, maple grove, mn, usa; October 27, 2001

Deinucherius because it was the fastest dino!!!
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

Lipleurodon is the biggest and most powerful carnivore ever. More powerful than T.Rex. WOW.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

Tyranosaurus rex because it has big teeth
from Daniel A, age 6, ST Lawrence, Jersey, UK; October 27, 2001

Anklyosaurus because it is the strongest dinosaur
from philippe A, age 8, St Lawrence, Jersey, UK; October 27, 2001

Spinosaurus can't have been SUCH a wimp as T REX fans gloat. It lived near such carnivores as AFROVENATOR and CARCHARODONTOSAURUS SAHARICUS, which had a massive, heavy skull, BIGGER THAN T - REXES, REX FANS! And if it could survive living with carnivores like that, it could live with T REX. (It probably just avoided fights, though, just about almost every tyrannosaurid could kill a spinosaur. But I reckon they lived in mutual respect and didn't fight.)
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

Russ K - yes! Deinosuchus is another crocodile that COULD kill a Rex! Let's all show the rex fans! OK, T REX is ONE OF the BEST predators ever, but let's not ignore all the other wonderfull carnivores! And herbivores!
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

Tyrannosaurus - Yes! At last a Rex fan with brains! (no offence honkie and gianna and others: YOU all got brains, just some rex fans are more obnoxious than me when I first came here!) Yes! I repect you! T rex and spino lived in different places! I said that too! Maybe people will listen to our joint opinion? Yes? Also, CARNIVORES LIVE IN MUTUAL RESPECT, TODAY TOO. WATCH A WILDLIFE DOCUMENTARY! T REX COULD KILL SPINO, BUT IT IS NOT WORTH IT, REXES WOUNDS COULD GET INFECTED LATER!
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

I'm glad T Rex doesn't live today either! We would be on the lookout all the time.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 27, 2001

T.Rex is the perfect car(oh yeah its not a carnosaur oops)oh well the pwrfict dino is the rex cause he can kill stuff. Spinbo mite eat fish. T.Rex can kill spino if they met. Spino wouldnt have a reason to bother trex. T.Rex can kill everything exept Anklylosaurus cause it can kill rex. Rex liked its chicks. It took care of its chicks. It risked its life for them. Point is is that T.Rex is a SUPER GOOD DINO THAT IS REALLY COOL. IT CAN KILL EVERYTHING I BET...TIM M. YOU ARE COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YOU KNOW EVERYTHING BOUT REX!!!!!!!!
from ??!!.., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 26, 2001

My favorite dinosaur is the T-Rex.I like the T-Rex because it eats meat.I'm glad they don't live today!Plus they have sharp teeth.
from Kevin, age 8#, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; October 26, 2001

My favorite dinosaur is stegosaurus.I like him because I like the plates and the spikes on his tail.
from brian, age 8#, Middiesex, New Jersey, usa; October 26, 2001

Sarcosuchus - It preyed on large dinos, and that includes the T-Rex. It is in the croc family and they kick butt.
from Russ K, age 11, Milwaukee, WI, USA; October 26, 2001

Spino and Rex would have never fought anyway. Why would they? they lived in different places.
from Tyrannosaurus, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 26, 2001

THIS VOTE IS FOR T-REX!! JP3 WAS A CHEAP MOVIE THAT WAS TO SHORT AND T-REX WOULD HAVE KILLED SPINOSAURUS ON THE FIRST BITE!! I MEAN COME ON!! A BITE LIKE THAT WOULD HAVE KILLED THE SPINOSAURUS RIGHT OFF THE BAT!! BUT WHAT HAPPENS!! SPINOSAURUS DOESN'T HAVE A MARK ON HIM!! IF THEY MAKE A JP4 SPINOSAURUS BETTER NOT BE IN IT!! EVERY DINOSAUR WAS GOOD IN THE MOVIE BUT SPINOSAURUS!! T-REX IS THE BEST!!
from Aaron M., age 16, Chandler, AZ, USA; October 26, 2001

Triceratops- I like them because of their frills and three horns. They seemed graceful to me. Those big bodies moving with such grace and muscle. It just amazes me how they survived and how they would group up and protect their young.
from Sarah E., age 12, Circleville, Kansas, USA; October 26, 2001

T.Rex.its cool duh!
from shannan.S, age 8, trumbull, C.T., Uninted States; October 26, 2001

It's lambeosaurus not lamertasaurus. u got a point tho
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 26, 2001

I'm not a spinosaurus fan. It was an interesting dino though.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 26, 2001

i have 3 favorite dinosaurs. Spinosaurus, t-rex, Troodon.I like them
because they are Theropods
from Troodon H, age 11, alabang, ????, manila; October 26, 2001

Triceratops
from Jim C., age 32, Dracut, MA, USA; October 26, 2001

Brachiosaurus.Because it's a plant eater.
from Alyssa K, age 4, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; October 25, 2001

I give this vote to alioramus who is an awesome Dinosaur, and who doesn't have a lot of votes.
from Mike Z., age ?, ?, ?, USA; October 25, 2001

I like long necks (sauropods) because they have a big long neck to eat plants.
from Conner C., age 4, ?, Montana, USA; October 25, 2001

Coelophysis.Because its fast, dangerous but not too dangerous and small.
from Sean K, age 7, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; October 25, 2001

I never said anything that Spino was fierce because he ate long fish, but that is pretty cool that some dinosaurs actually killed large fish that a human couldn't hardly even carry, besides rex probably would win against spino, but spino might turn side ways and make itself look bigger than it is. In rexes head " Thats a huge dinosuar" That is one way Spino defeated other dinosaurs.

Besides that is really a dumb thing to say how t-rex just fell down for the movie producer. Dinosaurs like t-rex and Spino arent alive and they wouldn't be smart enough to be trained if they were alive,

The only dinosaurs that we would be able to train is troodon and its relatives, and if you worked for a long hard time you might be able to train a raptor. But they arent alive.
from Brock H, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 25, 2001

Alamosaurus is not a meat eater. It was a sauropod. Sauropods are not meat eaters.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 25, 2001

TYRANNOSAURUS IS MY FAVOURITE DINOSAUR BECAUSE HE IS VERY STRONG AND
A SUPER MEAT EATER.HE LOOKS VERY HANDSOME TOO. I HAVE SEEN MANY OF HIS FLIMS LIKE JURASSIC PARK AND THE LOST WORLD.HE IS MY FAVOURITE
DINOSAUR AND STILL REMAIN.
from Gibran A, age 10, calcutta, west bengal, asia; October 25, 2001

I like ths donosaur because. It is as tall as me. and it is a meat eater.
from Philip O., age 10, Denver, Colorado, United States Of America; October 25, 2001

THE FACT THAT PEOPLE GO ON AND ON ABOUT HOW BIG THE FISH SPINO CAUGHT AND HOW DEADILY IT MADE IT ARE OBVIOULY STUPID. COMMON, A TEN FOOT FISH IS NOTHING COMPAIRED TO A 9-TON TRIKE T-REX HAS TO TAKE DOWN COMMONLY. SPINO NOT SO WHIMPY BECAUSE IT HUNTED 10-FOOT FISH? HECK! IF YOU WERE A 40-FOOT DINO AND HUNTED 10 FOOT FISH, BIG CONTEST...NOT! SPINO IS STILL A WHIMP EVEN IF HE HUNTED 20 FOOT FISH...FISH? THAT'S CUPCAKE CITY, YOU GOTTA BEAT THOSE FOR ME. HA! LOOK AT REX, I LUV THIS GUY, HE'S ONLY 6 TONS BUT BEAT 9 TON TRIKES AND SOMETIMES 10 TONS LAMERTOSAURUS, NO PROBLEM, KILL, KILL, KILL, AND REX FANS DUN MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT...WHY? BECAUSE IT'S SO CLEAR REX WAS BETTER... MEANWHILE, DUN SPINO PEOPLE KEEP GOING ON ABOUT 10 FOOT FISH...10 FOOT FISH...HARH, HOW DELUDED CAN YOU GET? REX WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM BEATING A DINO THAT MAINLY HANDLES 10 FOOT FISH. REX RULES... DID ANY OF YOU PEOPLE READ THE REVIEWS FOR JP3? IT'S A LOUSLY MOVIE.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 25, 2001

Actually in JP3 T-rex was pretending to be dead, why else would he not bite down hard on Spino's neck? Because the director told him so! If T-rex bit down as hard as he did when feeding normally, Spino would have died already, it didn't even take T-rex to go all out. Obviously T-rex juz wanted to please the director and get his paycheck, smartly walking away from a such a poor movie like JP3 that bombed entirely. Spino on the other hand, went on to act in the movie and got laughed at by people all over the world, layman and scientist alike as the most ridiculusly overdone and overhyped dino in showbiz...gee, a good track record. And Spino didn;t have the anility to run fast at all, he was a slow animal compaired to an animal like T-rex which was adapted for speed. It wun even be a close fight. Spino's big arms were slung too low under the body to be used as a flexible attack. In short, Spino was virtually inferior in terms of weapons. His long snout, like all spinosaurs were made out of very thin bone to be light, unlike T-rex's heavily-built shock-absorbing skull. T-rex would easily crush Spino in a bite. Spino on the other hand would have incredible trouble trying to even crack T-rexes' neck. Face it, JP3 is as bogus as a three-cent penny. In real life, it's painfully clear T-rex would have EASILY triumped over Spino.

T-rex.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 25, 2001

Da masta...do you know what ya are saying? T-rex had the MOST powerful jaws in the entire animal kingdom, by a factor of almost TWELVE over the closest competitor! And if its jaws weren't as powerful as its neck (or most of the power wasn't even there as you said), I can't even start to imagine how powerful his freakin' neck was! It must be stronger then 20 incredible hulks put together! So powerful one shake will rip spino scrawny butt into two...wait...that's not hard to imagine.

T-rex
from Ronboy, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 25, 2001

My favort dinosaur is the T-rex Because it is cool
from Olivia W, age 10, no citty, n America, Ohio; October 25, 2001

My favorite dinosaur is tyrannosaurus because his teeth can break through bones
from Henry, age 9, Bridgewater, New Jersey, U.S.A; October 24, 2001

beacuse it is big and very strong for other animal and small anmial .
from Heather A, age 8, frederick, md, frederick; October 24, 2001

Alamosaurus

Because it was a cool din-o!

And it raley ruined the plants of earth because it was a meat-
eater.
from Micah D., age 11, Altoona, UNITED STATES OF AMERIVA, America; October 24, 2001

T REX has 60 knife like teeth big as bananas and with a serrated edge, to CUT THROUGH flesh. Most of the power was not in its jaws, (which where still VERY strong) but in the neck. The neck was robust, and strong, to help support the skull, and what it probably did was slice hunks of flesh off animals and rip 'em off with the neck. It would charge, and the head would crash into the prey, and it would die very soon. Spino, on the other had was larger, and had more teeth. But these where brittle and straight, designed more for gripping slippery fish. But it had longer arms and big claws. Also, the bones which supported the skin sail have grooves in them, they had blood vessels. The sail was full of blood. It could conveniently flush red for mating display, etc. but if it got torn the animal would bleed to death.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 24, 2001

Some big FAT %$£**&@: fish lived in the mesozoic era. ten FEET believe it or not. £ foot fish have been found in the smaller baryonyx. Also, this site is wrong. Albertosaurus is not gorgosaurus (learnt that on the forum)
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 24, 2001

Gianna - T rex won. Everyone agreed. Well, almost everyone.
It was a more powerfull hunter, with the strongest jaws, etc.
Also, we don't know anything about dinosaur behaviour. So often paleontologists have to look at modern day animals. There is no reason why certain dinosaurs could not have behaved like certain modern day animals.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 24, 2001

Da masta gold is nothing to do with me. STOP COPYING MY NAME PEOPLE.
Yup, Gianna, spinosaurus, could have attacked larger prey. It didn't need teeth to kill, it had big claws.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 24, 2001

T-Rex and Three Horns are my favourite because I love them and they love me because they're nice.
from Carla, age 3, Vancouver, BC, Canada; October 23, 2001

i think jimmy l. thinks he owns the website gtg peeps (*:
from Kylie F., age 10, Las Vegas, Nevada, U S A; October 23, 2001

My favorite dinosaur is the velocer raptot. I like the raptor because they are fast and good hunters. I also like the rapto because of the way they can jump high and the sound of their voices. And another thing I like them for is because they are smart and very fast learners.
from Simon .W, age 12, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia; October 23, 2001

What I said didn't have anything to do with Jp3, besides I said Rex had a better chance of killing spino, but in the movie the rex grabbed onto the spinos neck, you didn't see it bite down it only grabbed on, then the rex let go, giving the spino a chance to get rex, the spinosaurus grabbed rex, it didn't bite down with force, but it broke it's neck by twisting it. That is possible, only Spino should have had a bleeding neck from the bite. There isn't much proof that spino ate fish, only that its teeth were shaped for it. Spino also has the ability to run fast and they have larger and more powerful arms than rex, I'm not saying that Spino is a better dinosaur, but if a rex and spino ever fought, it would be close.
from Brock H, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 23, 2001

Spinosaus.
I dont know
from Tyler .P, age 9/10, Laton, Utah, U.S.A; October 23, 2001

this is a dinosaur site. Deer are not dinosaurs.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 23, 2001

Tim M Yes you are the only person that can give some good information about dinsaurs BUT BEWARE

On this website there are still some really big KNOW-IT-alls and those are where the insults are coming from.

There is prove check out the earlier entires about favorite dinosaurs and you will be so surprised about dinosaurs fans insulting each other and those people that insulted other people about their entires about their favorite dinosaurs THOSE PEOPLE WHERE THE KNOW-IT-Alls.

Tim M do not worry I Am not saying that you are a KNOW-ALL I am only talking about the people that love to insult other people saying that they do not know anything about dinosaurs and that would insult me also.

But I am really serious there are some know-it-alls so watch out

Also this is a great dinosaur website and I can't believe that so many people in the past actually critized each other about their entries
from da masta gold, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 23, 2001

THERE ARE NEVER NEW MESSAGES HERE!!!
I wonder why....
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 23, 2001

My favorite dino is Apatosaurus its nice and big and because it is a
hebivore
from Victoria M, age 9, Copperas Cove, Texas, USA; October 23, 2001

My favorite dino is Apatosaurus its nice and big and because it is a
hebivore
from Victoria M, age 9, Copperas Cove, Texas, USA; October 23, 2001

rex
from dino, age 20, austin, th, eer; October 23, 2001

Spinosaurus, a wimp? No way.
Spinosaurus could have cought very big fish, like 8 inches long, and it might have hunted.
In Walking With Dinosaurs, the narrarator in Death of a Dynasty(the only one with T.Rex in it) talks too much about whats going to happen. It made me sad because of those great beasts going extinct(Except a few duckbills. And birds. The raptors and rexes died out. =(). Anyone agree with me?
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 23, 2001

UTAHRAPTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think the scariest thing ever would be to come across a pack of utahraptors
from Tom G, age 12, ?, ?, ?; October 22, 2001

TRICERETOPS BECAUSE THEY MAKE ME FEEL BEST WHEN I LOOK AT A PICTURE OR READ ABOUT THEM. I THINK THEY WOULD BE FUN PETS IF ALIVE. ( IF YOU HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO KEEP IT.
from Alexis C., age 10, Pikeville, Kentucky, USA; October 22, 2001

Sam if you ment that raptors had stripes than your half way wrong.

One color therory for a raptor is that it had stripes to warn other dinosaurs away, that might be so. But you might be right because I think someone in dino talk said that one feathered dinosaur was found with stripes, and since raptors did have some feathers on them, they might have had stripes.
from trivia master, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 22, 2001

BROCK H. THE PERSON THAT SAID SPINOSAURUS WAS A WIMP WAS RIGHT!! IN THE MOVIE JP3 T-REX WOULD HAVE TORN SPINOSAURUS HEAD OFF ON THE FIRST BITE!! SPINOSAURUS ONLY DID EAT FISH SPINOSAURUS TEETH WERE ONLY MADE FOR EATING FISH! T-REX'S TEETH WERE CURVED AND RAZOR SHARP AND IT HAD A BITE FORCE OF 3,500 POUNDS PER SQUAR INCHE NOT EVENT A GREAT WHITE SHARK HAS THAT KIND OF BITE! MY VOTE GOES TO T-REX!!
from Aaron M., age 16, Chandler, AZ, USA; October 22, 2001

Didn't the Spinosaurus/Giganotosaurus vs. T Rex end already? If it did, which side won (I think I already know the answer)?
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 22, 2001

he is the biggest and the badest
from hunter, age 6, fries, virginia, usa; October 22, 2001

mystery person that said spinosaurus was a whimp is pretty wrong,

Though t-rex had a better chance than spinosaurus at winning a fight, spinosaurus could of eatan larger prey than fish. There really isn't much evidence that shows it eats fish. It is only thought that it did because it hung around marsh and swampy areas. Besides if it did eat fish it ate fish over 8 feet long, plus like it's smaller relitave the baryonxe who not only ate fish but was found with iguanodon fossils in it. This can prove that spino, being bigger than baryonxe could probably kill larger food.
from Brock H, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 22, 2001

My Favorite dinosaur is Volocorapter because he has very sharp claws. He is very smart and very fast!
from Matthew R, age 7, Orange, New Jersey, USA; October 22, 2001

OK tim good point but my point is immortal, we don't know if any dinosaurs had visual acuity based on movement, whatever all those theories say.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 22, 2001

Person with no name. When I first came to this site I told everyone they knew nothing about dinosaurs. So I will tolerate you now.I apologised and was nicer when I noticed a lot of people here were'nt what they seemed. I guess people tolerated me so I won't say anything offensive now, but I will defend myself if you say that kind of stuff again. I don't think Tim or Brock or anyone will have any problems with that if I'm on the defensive side, because they know what that feels like. Spinosaurus may have been a bit of an evolutionary failure though, no spinosaurids survived into the late cretacious, I think, did they?
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 22, 2001

My favorite dinosaur is the brachiosaurus because it is so graceful.
from Raquel, age 13, FW, IN, United States; October 22, 2001

spinasaurus
from tom, age 12, ?, ?, ?; October 22, 2001

velociraptor because it is very agile.It also has a dangerous toe.The striped kind is my favourite.I like it cause its pretty scary and I like the idea that it hunts in packs
from Sam.D., age sam, melbourne, victoria, australa; October 22, 2001

spinosaurus was a whimpy dinosaur designed to kill whimpy fish, that's y it had straight teeth, it'll never stand a chance against t-rex, which hunted smart, big and dangerous herbivores with spikes, tailclubs and armour, all of whihc t-rex hunt. sorry, spino is going down da masta, ya dunno anything.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 21, 2001

t-rex
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 21, 2001

Ahh, I had a feeling you would say that, da masta. Well, the reason that foals that are hiding freeze whena predator has to do with camouflage, not vision. If the deer freezes in a area where it is camouflaged, It makes it harder to see. If the deer had frozen in the middle of a wide open pasture this technique wouldn't have worked. If the predator can't see the deer because it is camouflaged, that certainly doesn't mean the predator's visual acuety is based on movement. Also, if the deer doesn't freeze, the predator will notice it, (see my post regarding stimulus), but again, this doesn't mean that the predators vision was only acute when it came to motion.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 21, 2001

t rex Because they have sssssharp teeth.
from jamie s., age 3, suefalls, southdakota, ?; October 21, 2001

long neck They can make other dinosaurs trip
from morgan s., age 6, suefalls, south dakota, ?; October 21, 2001

Stegasaurus Because i like how it lookes and i did a project on it.
from Victoria G., age 7, suefalls, south dakota, ?; October 21, 2001

T.REX COZ ITS BIG & ITS A GREAT HUNTER 2
from lauren.e., age 11, stockton, clevland, england; October 21, 2001

Tyranosauras Rex because it is a dinosaur that kills and eats other dinosaurs.
from Amber Sorochinsky, age 12, ?, ?, USA; October 21, 2001

Spinosaurus Aegypticus - could it kill T Rex everyone is wondering. Cosidering they ever met (impossible) and they decided to fight (not that likely) all I can say is that it would be a close one. T Rex has the more massive jaws and strong neck, but spinosaurus is a bit bigger and has a longer jaw packed with long teeth. Also, I think it is interesting that spinosaurus had straight teeth. It is one of the only (if not THE only) carnivorous dinosaur to have straight, not curved teeth. No adaption in nature is ever without a reason. So why could it have had straight teeth?
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 21, 2001

Ah, no offence robin B but no animal can live for only a few hundred years. It takes at least a couple of hundred thousand years for an animal to evolve. The shortest time an animal can ever have existed is a few hundred thousand years, or even more.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 21, 2001

You know when the Nothronychus, coelurosaurid and dromaesaur where found in the USA with feathers? I found that in a quite old magazine, and I'm not sure when this was. Who knows?
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 21, 2001

Tim M - Still, my point remains. You watch a wildlife documentary. Deer foals hiding in grass freeze when danger threatens, (don't they?)and we still do not know about dinosaurs. They may have ran from predators, but small and not particulary fast dinosaurs like Callovosaurs may have been camouflaged (like a fallow deer foals spots) and froze when large carnivores where sensed.

We just don't know for sure.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 21, 2001

Ahhhhhhhhh. It's so nice. I am accepted.

Perhaps I'll change my name to something more humble...

on second thoughts, nah. But u see I can be nice.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 21, 2001

rex
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 21, 2001

Tarbosaurus is easier to type than Tyrannosaurus Baatar. Partly because I don't use home row.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

oh..Tim M., I kind of regretted asking why you liked Megaraptor, nione of my buisness.
I still have a list. I always change my lists.
1: T.rex. That'll never change.
2: Utahraptor. Still.
3: Allosaurus. New addition. I watched big Al on t.V., and I'm good at drawing Allosaurus.
4: Baryonyx. Had always been on the list.
5: Deinonychus. Because it's built to kill.
the rest is the same.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

Triceratops because its the best ceratopid of all the Ceratopids.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

Tyrannosaurus Rex because in Jurassic Park The Lost World it goes Ohhhh!
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

Oviraptor Because it steals eggs
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

I like Megaraptor because I like Megaraptor!!!
I don't really care if they can't jump on other dinosaurs backs (and I really wouldn't be sure that they didn't) But they still had sickle claws, and killing teeth.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

ah, it's Gianna, somehow I made my name wrong. tim M., WHY do you like megaraptor? it can't jump on other dinos backs.
from ianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

"Tarbosaurus" isn't a valid name. The real name is Tyrannosaurus Baatar.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

stegosaurus, because they look nice.
from bob s., age 10, clovis, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

I like T.rex because its the king of all the dinosaurs and the leader of its kind.
from ALEC.R, age 7, INDIO, CALIFORNIA, USA; October 20, 2001

Here's my new list of favorite dinosaurs:
1. T-Rex
2. Alioramus
3. Megaraptor
4. Dryptosaurus
5. Maleevosaurus
6. Acrocanthosaurus
7. Crylophosaurus
8. Chasmosaurus
9. Pentaceratops
10. Sauronithoides
11. Velociraptor
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

Forgot to add to my last list-Tarbosaurus is 5th, Deinonychus is 4th.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

MY FAVORITE DINOSAUR IS THE TANIUS DINOSAUR BECAUSE I THINK IT IS EXITING TO LARN ABOUT. AT MY SCHOOL WE DID A DINOSAUR RESEARCH THING IN OUR CLASS AND I DID THE TANIUS DINOSAUR.... :)
from Michaela, age 11, Tekoa, Washington, USA; October 20, 2001

Okay. My LAST list of dinosaurs(hopefully)
1: T rex
2: Utahraptor
3: Baryonyx
4: Tarbosaurus
5: Troodon
6: Velociraptor
7: Megaraptor
8: Compsagnathus
And my fave isn't T.Rex and Velociraptor now, but T.rex and Utahraptor!
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

=) da masta, I used to think you were mean, but now your nice..
Cool! =)
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

Sorry Da Master for saying that u said people were dumb, but you did say that everybody knew nothing of dinosaurs, and thats what I ment. But either way Im sorry
from Brock H, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 20, 2001

Stegosaurus - because it has lots of things that protect it. and because i have a book about them. and because we have drawn pictures of them. because they have most friends. and because they eat fast. because they run so fast.
from jacob b, age 4 1/2, berkeley, california, usa; October 19, 2001

I have to disagree with one thing you said, da masta, even though I acknowledge your intelligence. First of all, I live in an area where there are many deer. It is unusual for me if a I don't see a deer per day. They frequently graze and rest in my front yard, I can have had the opportunity to study them. Let me tell you, they run as soon as they see you moving in their direction! Now I'll change to a scientific point of view. Animals respond to stimulus, and the flight of the deer is consistent with this. Light provides a stimulus, and the deer respond by running away. This has nothing to do with motion. Deer will run with a static light source if they do not expect it. Dinosaurs would also respond to stimulus in a similar way. It does not involve motion, but rather a change in the visible field. This is similar to all seeing creatures. The eye responds to changes in contrast, color, or image.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Yes I agree with da master. Velociraptor was speedy(especially for its size, see my other posts...)And I again agree with da master when he says about Utahraptor being "better". I don't really need to say anything, because da master said it all.

P.S da master, at first I thought you were going to be annoying, but now I have a feeling I'm really going to like you...
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Uh-wait.
I remember you saying that Velociraptor might have been your 2nd fave dino, now it's the 11th?
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Uh-wait.
I remember you saying that Velociraptor might have been your 2nd fave dino, now it's the 11th?
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Thanks, da masta.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Megaraptor, cause he's got the "Killer Claw".
from Stuart N., age 10, Murfreesboro, Tennesse, U.S.A; October 19, 2001

my favorite dino is the t-rex because it will eat you all up!!!!
from sara d, age 14, palmer, alaska, usa; October 19, 2001

Brock H, get used to me. You'll have to. I can be difficult, but you'll see, I make a worthwhile regular visitor of this site.
from Da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

BROCK H - I AM sorry for my untimely and dramatic entrance, but I LIKE THIS SITE. I WILL REPAIR REPUTATION WHATEVER IT TAKES. OK? And I never called anyone dumb! I can not see the message calling people dumb now, but if it had my name on, it must have been forged to make people despise me. I NO GO AWAY.
from Da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

When I speak I do not hide. I give my name. ALWAYS. AND I do NOT call people dumb. So don't start on ME, OK?

WHEN I LEAVE A MESSAGE, I LEAVE MY NAME.

1Therizinosaurus
2Baryonyx
3Lambeosaurus
4Saichania
5Homalocephale
6Cryolophosaurus
7Piatnitzkysaurus (Why do people ignore dinos named by Russians!?! RACISM)
8Ingenia
9Utahraptor
10Pachyrhinosaurus
from DA MASTA, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Just wondering - where did you get it from that Alioramus is the fastest dinsaur?
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

my favorite dinosaure is a valoso rapture because they run funny and make silly noises. they run so fast that they fall over. hehehe
from toni f, age 17, cedarburg, wi, usa; October 19, 2001

sorry tom, but you spell 'jurrasic' JURASSIC.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Gianna Utahraptor is better than velociraptor because its like a velociraptor but 3 times the size.

UTAHRAPTOR
from Tom G, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Gianna - In the sense which YOU mean which is better velociraptor or Utahraptor, Utahraptor is better. Bigger, stronger, more powerfull, and velociraptors where only 1.8m long and had hollow fragile bones. But each was well adapted to it's habitat and way of life equaly well.
Velociraptor did not need size and power, it lived in a different place on different prey.
from Da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Some people say that it is ridiculous that T - Rex had vision acuety based on movement.

1) You know that animals like deer sometimes freeze when faced by a predator, so vision acuety based on movement would be a major drawback. But we don't know that dinosaurs did it! They may never have frozen still to confuse predators, and ran, so vision acuety based on movement is still possible.

2) T REX had other excellent senses like hearing and smell, and maybe others we can't even imagine, so it would not need eyesight so much.
from Da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Velociraptors running as fast as poodles is absurd. You can see from their skeleton that they are built to run. Stiff tails held straight with bony rods, clearly an adaptation to running fast, they would be of no use if the velociraptors ran as fast as poodles. They had light bones, full of air hollows, and long tibias (shin bones.) I think it is quite obvious that velociraptors where speedy hunters, running down small hypsilophodontids, jumping on them, and eating them. Velociraptors, unlike their larger north american cousins Deinonychids, had very fragile, hollow bones and could not have attacked large prey, even in packs, because of the severe injuries it could take. At 1.8m long, raptors would have run down small animals. Deinonychus, on the other hand, was larger and more sturdy, with a shorter and more powerfull neck, smaller arms, and at up to 4m long looked more like a carnosaur. Several Deinonychus skeletons have actually been found with a! 6.5m Tenontosaurus skeleton, so they would have been pack hunters, chasing down larger prey, but velociraptors would have lived on mammals and small ornithopods.

PS: For the information of regular users, I ONLY use this site on Fridays and Weekends

And sorry to guys like TIM M, etc. again
from Da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Spinosaurids, suchomimids, and baryonyxes are all supposed to have lived on fish, and I've seen people argue about it. However, I think we should compare dinosaurs to modern day animals. What I have in mind is the grizzly bear. I'm sure you've all seen the pictures of grizzlies catching salmon as the fish struggle upstrean to spawn. But they don't live on fish, they eat many things. Dear and bison carcasses, voles, fish, cattle, anything they can get their paws on. So spinosaurids, suchomimids, and baryonyxes may well have eaten fish, and fossil fish have been found between their ribs to prove it, but they would have eaten other things too, I can't really image such a large land carnivore living on just fish.
from Da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Ah, I'm sorry for being obnoxious. I just LOVE dramatic entrances.
That's not the REAL me.

By the way I have no clue about the paleontologist who named Bradycneme.

Ah, sars.
from da masta, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

My favourite dinosaur is Velociraptor because it's small but lethal with a wicked claw on its foot and it's fast and smart plus it hunts in packs.
from Andrew O, age 11, Durham, ?, England; October 19, 2001

Here is my list of favorite dinosaurs from 1 to 8.
1.VELOCIRAPTOR
2.T-REX
3.Allosaurus
4.Utahraptor
5.Dromaeosaurus
6.deinonychus
7.stegosaurus
8.triceratops
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

Now i don't even know if I like Utahraptor or Velociraptor better now.
But I still LOVE T Rex!
Which is better-Utahraptor or Velociraptor?
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 19, 2001

UTAHRAPTOR Its one of the biggest raptors

ALLOSAURUS Its was the most advanced, biggest and dangurous meat eater of the jurrasic
from Tom G, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 18, 2001

i gues you alredy know my fav dinow.
from rex best, age it rules, age 222223454674674, REXREX, rexo! rexo!; October 18, 2001

You think I'm just a T.Rex fan? THanks!
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 18, 2001

Velociraptor - because they were the ultimate killing machines and perfect hunters
from Matt P., age 15, Union, New Jersey, USA; October 18, 2001

Here's My list of favorite dinosaurs
1. T-Rex!!
2. Sinraptor
3. Maleevosaurus
4. Megaraptor
5. Crylophosaurus
6. Acrocanthosaurus
7. Sauroposeidon
8. Triceratops
9. Mymoorapelta
10. Xenotarsosaurus
11. Velociraptor
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 18, 2001

saurophaganax-it was bigger than t-rex
acrocanthosaurus-itlooked cool
alioramous-it was the fastest tyranosaur
becklespinax-it was a muscular spinosaur
neovenator-it was vicous(very)
indosuchus-it is intresting
daspleteosaurus-it had huge teeth
ceratosaurus-it had a horn
from peter j, age 11, lebanon, ohio, usa; October 18, 2001

opthalmosaurus because it is like a fish it swims in the sea
from craig w, age 7, newcastle, ?, ingland; October 18, 2001

brachiasaurous because it is a herbivore that eats vegies and they are gentle and they don't fight.
from jess.f, age 11, wollongong, nsw, australia; October 18, 2001

Utahraptor!!!!!!!!! duh! and my 2nd fav. is the Ornithomimus! They are cool!
from Kari, age ?, ?, Utah, USA; October 17, 2001

Dorothy! 'cos she's cool
from Stephanie L, age 11, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; October 17, 2001

This is my new list of favorite dinosaurs:
1.T-Rex
2.Cryolophosaurus
3.Deinochyus
4.Albertosaurus
5.Velociraraptor
6.Carnotaurus
7.Ceratosaurus
8.Tarbosaurus
9.Dilophosaurus
10.Allosaurus
I would like to thank all the T-Rex fans(like Honkie Tong,Tim M.,and Giana)for just being T-Rex fans.
P.S.My 2-year old calico cat is sick,so I won't be on for a while.
from Gloman, age 13, ?, ?, ?; October 17, 2001

TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEXXXXXX
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 17, 2001

I LIKE TREX COUSE IT CAN BITE OTHER DINOS HEADS OFF MEGA JAWS SUPER SENSES IT ROOLS
from trextrec, age whaddyathi, nk, i like trex, big and powerful, totaly COOL; October 17, 2001

My NEW list of fave dinos.
1: t rex
2: Utahraptor-Velociraptor(I can't decide)
3: Deinonychus
4: Baryonyx
5: Compsagnathus
I can't think of any more.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 17, 2001

Baryonyx ate iguanadon too? cool!!!!
from tYrAnNoSaUrUs, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 17, 2001

MY FAVORITE DINOSAUR IS T-REX BECAUSE IT IS THE MIGHITIEST BEAST.
from D.SAILENDRA RAJA, age 12, HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA; October 17, 2001

MAN TIM YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH!!!
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 16, 2001

"What you must realize is that this information is about two years old." Where did you get this from?? Anyway, the information sheet said that Velociraptor MIGHT be able to run at 40 miles per hour. With such a short stride, I doubt it could run that fast. But it was fast for its size. You should get some REAL information instead of insulting people. That doesn't prove you're point, and it only makes people hate you.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 16, 2001

I think its cool that baryonxe eats fish. The fish it ate were giant, and it had the ability to catch fish, unlike tyranasaurids. Besides Baryonxe also ate iguanodons.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 16, 2001

T REX

I think it is huge dangourus and asome
from naomi anderson, age 10, faintoun, Colorado, United states; October 16, 2001

Wouldn't be cool if the people who can't come up with their own theories and scientific evidence, would stop insulting??
T-REX.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 16, 2001

My favorite dinosaur is the velosoraptor because it's the fastest dinosaur I know of.
from Melanie K, age 9, Fort Myers, Florida, America; October 16, 2001

rexrex
it is the bomb
go rex!

11

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from tYrAnNoSaUrUs, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 16, 2001

alright, tim. you said it nicer than that other person.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 16, 2001

Allosaurs- the reason is because it is one of the coolest dino.
from Jason S, age 14, AFB, ND, USA; October 16, 2001

wouldn't it be cool if baryonyx wasn't a fisheater
from tYrAnNnOsAuRuS, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 16, 2001

mY NAME DOES NOT MEAN DUMB, DON'T ATTACK ME FOR NOTHING! SO I DIDN'T KNOW THAT INFO WAS 2 YEARS OLD, DON'T BLAME IT ON ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I ALWAYS WANTED PEOPLE TO STOP INSULTING EACH OTHER AND THIS IS WHAT I GET?
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 16, 2001

Velociraptor was built to be quick for its size, but it wasn't very fast compared to some dinosaurs, because it had only about a 2 ft. stride even during suspensory locomotion! According to the calculations I did a few days ago, under these circomstances Velociraptor could reach speed of 25, maybe 30 miles per hour in short bursts.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 16, 2001

My Favorite dinousaur is the t-rex,bacause it is the bigest meat eater and has sharp teeth and claws.
from Albin, age 10, Pretoria, gauteng, South Africa; October 15, 2001

These are my favourite dinos

1 Utharaptor
2 Allosaurus
3 Diplodicous
4 velociraptor
5 Anklyosaurus
6 Tricerotops
7 Stegasaurus
8 T Rex
from Tom G, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 15, 2001

UTAHRAPTOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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from Tom G, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 15, 2001

Happy 1000th vote Velociraptor!!!!!!!!!!!!

Velociraptor
from Mr Nobody, age ?, wouldn't you like to know, ?, ?; October 15, 2001

"I looked at the info sheet about velociraptor. If it's so slow then why does its name mean "speedy thief"? That sheet said that Velociraptor can run up to 40 mph in short bursts. A poodle cannot run that fast, I can tell you that. Tim M., the paleontologist that said that has to be wrong."

And don't be stupid, if your name means "Dumb ...", does it mean you are dumb? A lot of names are misnomers, don't use them to support your stupid scientific theories...
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 15, 2001

"I looked at the info sheet about velociraptor. If it's so slow then why does its name mean "speedy thief"? That sheet said that Velociraptor can run up to 40 mph in short bursts. A poodle cannot run that fast, I can tell you that. Tim M., the paleontologist that said that has to be wrong."

Of course you must realize that this information is about two years old. The latest studies indicate raptors are not anywhere near as fast as previously thought. Velociraptor didn't go anywhere near 40 mph, if you want to know. What paleontologists are saying now is that the raptors are not fast. For Velociraptor, I'll give him 15-20 mph
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 15, 2001

spinosaurus because he is a very cool dinosaur. He has a big sail that controls his body temperature.
from connor, age 6, ?, ?, usa; October 15, 2001

spinasaurus
The resaon I like this dinosaur is because it is huge and dagerously cool
from Naomi A., age 10, faiontein, widefeild Colorado, Colorado; October 15, 2001

Utahraptor, it's my 3rd fave dino. Here's my list from 1st fave to 7th fave:
1: T.Rex.
2: Velociraptor.
3: Utahraptor
4: Baryonyx
5: Coelphysis
6: Troodon
7: Mamenchisaurus
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 15, 2001

STEGOSAURUS
BECAUSE IT'S A HERBIVORE AND I LIKE IT'S PLATES
from ELIZA Z, age 7, PERTH, WA, AUSTRAILA; October 15, 2001

My favorite Dinosaur is the volasaraptor because it has sharp teeth,long claws,and moves real fast.Ialso like it because it is a carnivore
from Mike Daniel S., age 11, Anaheim, ?, United States; October 15, 2001

Tiranossaurus Rex
from Jo"o Rui, age 6, Lisboa, ?, Portugal; October 15, 2001

t-rex ?
from mike k., age 9, lansford, pa., ?; October 15, 2001

vialoisa rapter.becouse there claws.
from Joshua LoAlbo, age 8, pittsburgh, penncylvania, U.S.A.; October 15, 2001

oh I just found out, Sauroposeidon has the longest neck. Not Mamenchisaurus.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 15, 2001

hey Joshua P Spino is not stronger than t.rex, can it rip of 500 pounds of meat in one bite.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 15, 2001

T.REX, HE HAD THE BIGGEST BRAIN.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 15, 2001

I love Spinosaurus because it is stronger than a T.rex and it is more
lightly built.
from Joshua P, age 9, Canberra, ACT, Australia; October 15, 2001

My fav Herbivore dino is Leallynasaura. It was in "Walking with Dinosaurs," and was rather inteligent. If they brought back one, the best and safest choice would be Leallynasaura. It was only 6 feet long, (and its' tail was half of it's body length) It could be a house pet!
My fav meat-eater is Baryonyx. I saw a highly detailed pic of it and it was awsome! It had a huge thumb claw, (10 inches long, it I remember correctly, ) About 5 foot smaller than T-rex, and it had arms that are alot bigger and definitly stronger than a tyrannosaurus', so it could hunt better. As in my own opinon, I belive the less popular theroy that T-rex scavenged, but with the exception it finished off older and weaker dinosaurs. Any way, I love Leallynasaura and Baryonyx. Though you shouldn't bring back Baryonyx!
from Lindsey, age 12, ?, MI, USA; October 14, 2001

In the light of the discussion on dinosaur speeds, I conjured up some calculations.
Let's say Velociraptor had a stride of 2 ft. maximum. If it took one stride per second, how fast would it go? Well, the answer is this:
Velociraptor could travel 25 to 35 miles per hour in short bursts. (approximately)
I di the same calculation for T-Rex' 16 ft. stride, and I came up with this:
T-Rex could travel over 50 miles per hour in short bursts.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 14, 2001

velosiraptor.he's one )(*& of a skitso dino.
from john b., age 15, melbourne, cranbourne, australia; October 14, 2001

Giganotosaurus is dumber than T-Rex.
from Gigi, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 14, 2001

mike fethetred. Apatosaurus is not the longest. IT DOES HAVE A LONG NECK, THOUGH. MAMENCHISAURUS HAS THE LONGEST NECK. oops I had caps lock on...
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 14, 2001

Velociraptor is fast. That's all about it. T Rex is a cool dino I don't know if it can kill Spino.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 14, 2001

T-REX
I like the T-REX because they had real sharp teeth.
from jasminet, age 7, stonemountain, atlanta, gorgia; October 14, 2001

SUCHOMIMUS, CRYOLOPHOSAURUS, ALLOSAURUS, DILOPHOSAURUS, SYNTARSUS, CHIROSTENOTEESE, GIGANTOSAURUS, SINORNITHOSAURUS, CARCHARODONTOSAURUS, AND DELTADROMEUS.THEY ARE CARNIVORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
from SUCHOMIMUS, age 10, ??????????????????????????????, ??????????????????????????????, ????????????????????????????????????????; October 14, 2001

t rex
from nathan a, age 8, pearland, texas, u.s.a; October 14, 2001

Ultrasaurus.
It's the biggest.
from Jesse C., age 7, Painesville, OH, USA; October 14, 2001

Prehaps it needs to be brought to everybodys attention that birds are now considered reptiles and that raptors were slow.
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 14, 2001

dear miller,
I looked at the info sheet about velociraptor. If it's so slow then why does its name mean "speedy thief"? That sheet said that Velociraptor can run up to 40 mph in short bursts. A poodle cannot run that fast, I can tell you that. Tim M., the paleontologist that said that has to be wrong.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 14, 2001

Which people are the nicest on the site you people think? T-rex
from ?, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 14, 2001

JDW. You say that T Rex is a dumb slow-moving reptile. I don't believe a word of it. Too disgusted to say any more.
T Rex. It's not slow. and Velociraptor even if it isn't fast.
from Gianna, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 14, 2001

I'm taking a break from this site a little. see ya guys later.
from Velociraptor, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 14, 2001

spinosaurus he is cool
from redouan, age 18, rotterdam, zuid holland, nederland; October 14, 2001

My favorite Dinosaur is Apatosaurus beacause it is the longest dinosaur of all, could you beileve A dinosaur which is 21 to 35 metres!
from mike fedhetred, age 9, mumbai, maharashtara, India; October 14, 2001

T-Rex cuz you know why?...Just look at the votes on him...hahahahahahahahahahahhaha hhahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahaha to all you non T-Rex lovers!!!
from Kamui, age 19, Green Bay, WI, USA; October 14, 2001

Velociraptor. That talon on the second toe is vicious! And the fact that they could vocalize blows me away! Makes me wonder what would have happened had they not become extinct. WOULD we be the superior species??? hmmmmmmmmmmm.........
from Tobi H., age 24, Fort Worth, TX, USA; September 19, 2001

Baryonyx
where did this thing come from? how comes there are so very few and how is it related to a spinosaur. this thing has a space on the creatchius (Spell check) period and only lived for a few hundred years. was it related to the crocodile more than birds because of its weird crocodile head? this is why it is so facinating and why its my favorite. it is so much diffrent to any other dinosaur.
from robin B, age 17, farnborough, ?, England; October 5, 2001

Branchiosaurus because he was a dinosaur that couldn't be taken out
from ryan p, age 11, Sycamore, ILLinois, USA; October 2, 2001

DIPLODOCUS!!!!!! BECAUSE IT IS PLANT EATING , LONG NECK,IT LIKE PEOPLE WHO IS KIND.

RIDDLES:TWO DINOSAUR IS FIGHTING.WHO WILL WIN? IF T-REX WIN WHAT HE GET?

ANSWER:HE WILL GET A T-REX TEETH!!! BYE-BYE
from NURLLY, age 9, ?, ?, ?; October 12, 2001

Tyrannosaurus rex. Because I like meat and it likes meat.
from Alyssa K, age 4, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.; September 28, 2001

T.Rex's arms were not usless. The cuold lift 450 pounds.
from Sheehan H, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 9, 2001

L AND HAS BIG TEETH
from NIKAYLA JOHNSON, age 6, STRATFORD, TARANAKI, NEW ZEALAND; October 13, 2001

My two favouite dinosaurs are the carnavore and the Blontasaurs because they just are
from Trent W, age 4, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; October 13, 2001

Dear Miller,

I sorry that you dont' know that recent evidence shows that birds are dinosaurs. People once thought they were related to lizards but now, they know that they are warm blooded birds. Raptors may not look like an ostrich but they are related. As is Gallimimus and Struthiomimus. So believe the old dinosaur facts or you can believe the old facts that are still true and the new facts that prove some of the old facts are wrong.
from Raptor Ruler, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 13, 2001

sorry now i know what dino your voting for da master, but Im not sorry for everytthing else i said.
from Brock H, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 13, 2001

It looks like you've had a rough first day on this website da master. Well I bet its going to get even roupher, (if you even stay on the site that long).

This forum is for you to vote for your favorite dinosaur not call people dumb. So what dino are you voting for.
from Brock H, age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 13, 2001

T-Rex was realted to the Ornithomimids. They were all bird-like Theropods, called the Coelurosauridae, and they were closely realted. Need more information? Just ask and I'll pour it on you. I guess your insulting mouth was bigger than you're brain again.
from Tim M., age ?, ?, ?, ?; October 13, 2001

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