Re: A matter of scale?

[JAMES ARONIS <Apollo@MLink.net>]

The Spinoasur depicted in JP3 appeared ENORMOUS...!

I don't think anyone has stills of the movie yet, but if you go hunting for some
preview shots, you'll find them aplenty. I estimate the creature between 24-30ft
tall to top of sail, and well over 60ft long. An absurd size (for a biped) to
say the least. The head was also unbelievably large. I don't know what Horner
was referring to in his interviews, but if THIS is what he meant about the
largest carnivores of all time, I definitely want some evidence...

ptnorton wrote:

> Zowie!
>
> I just returned from a showing of JP-III and my hat, as always, is off to
> all the wonderfully dedicated and creative scientists and artists who
> continue to breathe life into these long-gone creatures. I had the
> unanticipated pleasure of seeing the movie along with 100 or so 8-10 year
> old kids bused in from a local day-camp. It was a great couple of hours!
>
> I left the movie, however, thinking that a bipedal dinosaur simply
> >couldn't< have been as huge as the Spinosaur appeared to be in JP-III!  It
> looked much larger than even the possible 60 or so feet mentioned in earlier
> posts.  If anyone has access to stills from the movie that could be used to
> measure how large this creature is depicted to be in the film, I'd be
> curious to know the results.  If its apparent size in the film turns out to
> actually be within the range of scientific possibility....well, it boggles
> the mind!
>
> PTN