Spinosaurus
"I don't remember that on Ingen's List." "It's cuz it wasn't on their list and makes me wonder what else they were up to.."
~Billy Brennan & Dr. Alan Grant
Species:
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
Common Name:
None
Family:
Spinosauridae
Seen in:
• Jurassic Park III (2001)
• Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous (2016)
Vocalizations:
Description:
The Spinosaurus, found in the Cretaceous digsites of North Africa, is perhaps one of the greatest and most unique large predators that ever walked the Earth. Being the namesake of its family, the Spinosauridae, this behemoth sports a colorful sail on its back alongside a long narrow snout and powerful arms to grab prey.
Unlike Tyrannosaurus, the Spinosaurus is extremely aggressive and territorial, engaging in confronts at any chance. Its influence at Isla Sorna is undeniable and can't go unnoticed either, actively predating on other animals and influencing in the ecological niches and relationships within the island.
Spinosaurus presents tones of brownish grey over its body, with white stripping over its torso, legs and sail. The sail itself has shades of blue and orange, while the head shows tones of orange, burnt umber and brown, with vibrant lime green eyes.
Size Estimates:
Male: 6.6m Tall 15.3m Long
Female: 6.1m Tall 13.5m Long
Did you know?
A miscommunication between teams at ILM resulted in Spinosaurus receiving two lacrimal crests in the digital models as opposed to the single middle crest shown in Concept Arts.
Habitat & Geographical Ranging:
Likewise the fossil record, the cloned Spinosaurs are well adapted to Tropical and Arid conditions. The Egypt in the Cretaceous was covered by vast arid landscapes, but also had extensive tropical mangrove environments where Spinosaurus predated on. With that being said, the range of the species is currently limited to two Costa Rican Islands, both with respectively tropical and arid environments for the animal to thrive.
Spinosaurus would be first seen in 2001 at Isla Sorna during Dr. Grant’s visit to the Island. Taking the western portion for its extensive territory, a region known to be hot, tropical and humid, with lush jungles and rivers scattered all around. After being knocked over by the Plane’s propellers while Dr. Grant’s group tried to flee the Island, a single individual started to chase down the stranded group, reaching all the way south of the Island, it was last seen at the abandoned Marina Facility, running away from a fire.
It would be years later that in Mantah Corp’s Island, the six survivors from Camp Cretaceous would stumble across a Spinosaurus again. This specimen would be found inside a desert Biodome, engineered to simulate hot arid conditions. This Spinosaurus would live alongside a sole Smilodon inside the Biodome, latter of which would become its prey at some point. It is unclear if the Spinosaur seen at Mantah Corp’s Island is the same individual from Isla Sorna, as there’s no solid evidence to confirm or deny this.
Individual Variation:
There's been a lot of debate on the variation among the Spinosaurus, the major one being the assumptions of the individual seen on Mantah Corp’s Island by the Camp Cretaceous Survivors possibly being the same individual from Isla Sorna. Old Jurassic Park books do mention the Sorna specimen being a female, while the Mantah specimen is often mentioned as a male. On top of that, the size and color differences between the possible two individuals show a possible prominent sexual dimorphism, with the hypothetical male being larger than the female.
Putting the multiple individual hypothesis aside, it's undeniable that these/this individual(s) have some sort of variation, be it for aging or for sexual dimorphism. In 2001, the Spinosaurus was seen with vibrant tones of orange and blue over its body and sail, in 2016 however, the sighting of the species showed a much duller individual, with tones of brown and prominent white patterns, lacking the blue and orange in exchange of a dark brown.