Spinosaurus- The Aquatic Reptile

[alexeratops]

Erm... speculative?
Worthy of All Yesterdays.

[alexeratops]

C'mon guys I really want you to see this!!!

[Concavenator]

Yeah,I saw it!
Spinosaurus ate too much lol 

[alexeratops]

This just strikes me so odd, I mean like what if that was ACTUALLY  old Spino, the movie star, the biggest theropod, Mr. Crooked mouth?

(Spinosaurus aegiptus would take this insulting  )

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

If it was it mean all the other spinosaurs were probably similar creatures..but we know that's not true.

[Splonkadumpocus]

Yes, considering Baryonyx and Suchomimus looked nothing like that, it would be a real stretch to think Spinosaurus was so different from them.

[Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus]

This just strikes me so odd, I mean like what if that was ACTUALLY  old Spino, the movie star, the biggest theropod, Mr. Crooked mouth?

(Spinosaurus aegiptus would take this insulting  )

Ahem. Yes.
I am not a fan of this picture, to say the least.

[CityRaptor]

That clearly does not work for Spinosaurus itself, due to reasons already stated. It might work for a descendant of Spinosaurus, but I think it is a bit too close to an elephant seal.
Might be because I have seen "Urmel aus dem Eis" as a child, but I totally imagine this guy singing some sad songs on his rock.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

It's an amusing and interesting idea though..no matter how incorrect. lol

[tyrantqueen]

This reminds me of an alternative hypothesis proposed a while back. It suggested that Baryonyx and its kin were actually not fish eaters, but their long snouts had evolved so they could stick them far into the cavities of rotting carrion. I remember reading it in "Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight" (great book btw).

Not sure what to think about it though

[Gwangi]

This reminds me of an alternative hypothesis proposed a while back. It suggested that Baryonyx and its kin were actually not fish eaters, but their long snouts had evolved so they could stick them far into the cavities of rotting carrion. I remember reading it in "Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight" (great book btw).

Not sure what to think about it though

Certainly not unreasonable and not as far fetched as the above image for sure! There is a good amount of evidence for fish eating in spinosaurs though.

[tyrantqueen]

This reminds me of an alternative hypothesis proposed a while back. It suggested that Baryonyx and its kin were actually not fish eaters, but their long snouts had evolved so they could stick them far into the cavities of rotting carrion. I remember reading it in "Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight" (great book btw).

Not sure what to think about it though

Certainly not unreasonable and not as far fetched as the above image for sure! There is a good amount of evidence for fish eating in spinosaurs though.

I know, just thought I would share

[Balaur]

I do!'t like this picture, but it is intresting, but then again, I wouldn't say that it's worthy of All Yesterdays. Well, maybe? I do remember in the All Your Yesterdays book that they have a picture of a cyclops, a man with elephant tusks! And feathered humanoid dinosaurs! What are they doing in that book?

[tyrantqueen]

I bet Jack Horner would hate All Yesterdays if he were to read it.

[Balaur]

I bet Jack Horner would hate All Yesterdays if he were to read it.

Why?

[tyrantqueen]

I bet Jack Horner would hate All Yesterdays if he were to read it.

Why?

If you've read any of his books, he often makes comments about how he dislikes it when other researchers and paleontologists make broad statements without any fact to back them up. At its very core, All Yesterdays is supposed to be about wild speculation. He doesn't seem to be the kind of guy who likes to make statements without hard evidence behind it.

[Yutyrannus]

This reminds me of an alternative hypothesis proposed a while back. It suggested that Baryonyx and its kin were actually not fish eaters, but their long snouts had evolved so they could stick them far into the cavities of rotting carrion. I remember reading it in "Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight" (great book btw).

Not sure what to think about it though

Hmm...that's an interesting idea. I just might use it in my series (I have fish-eating spinosaurs too of course).

[HD-man]

At its very core, All Yesterdays is supposed to be about wild speculation.

I wouldn't say that (See "What we're not saying": http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/2012/12/11/all-yesterdays-book-and-launch-event/ ).

[tyrantqueen]

At its very core, All Yesterdays is supposed to be about wild speculation.

I wouldn't say that (See "What we're not saying": http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/2012/12/11/all-yesterdays-book-and-launch-event/ ).

I appreciate that, but there is definitely some speculation involved.

[HD-man]

I appreciate that, but there is definitely some speculation involved.

I'm not saying that there isn't "some speculation involved", just that AY isn't "supposed to be about wild speculation".