Most of you probably know what an Acrocanthosaurus, a Mapusaurus, an Oxalaia or a Zhuchengtyrannus are, they were all in the same size and ferocity range as some of the biggest guys out there like Rex or Spino, but just like many others, which i didn't list, they are hardly known at all by the general public, but why?
Except for the obvious reason, which is that almost none of them are featured in famous dinosaur movies like Jurassic Park, etc., every fairly well-known Dinosaur represents a certain continent, for example, when you think of large european Carnivores, Allosaurus instantly comes into mind, in North America it's the same with Tyrannosaurus, almost nobody will know what an Acrocanthosaurus is. In South America, it's Giganotosaurus, most people have never heard of Mapusaurus or Tyrannotitan before. In Africa Spinosaurus and Charcharodontosaurus are the reason why nobody knows of Sauroniops and many others.
Which leads me to believe that the slightly smaller Dinosaurs are less well-known because they are "nothing special" in the eyes of the people that make movies and documentaries about Dinosaurs, because the public want's to see the biggest and baddest creatures out there, so a movie that's about a T.Rex is bound to be more famous than a movie that's about an Acrocantosaurus, which then means that the company that makes a movie about a T.Rex get's more cash than the company that made a movie about Acro, which in return means that the other company also want's to make a movie about a Dinosaur that's already famous and those less famous Dinosaurs are left in the dust.
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Tyrannosaurus RexMember6270 XPFeb-01-2014 5:16 PMThat's basically what it is. I would like it if they did the famous ones, and the not so famous ones in the same episode.
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CompsognathusMember0 XPFeb-01-2014 5:22 PMPlanet Dinosaur did a pretty good job at getting some of the lesser known animals out there, they didn't show T.rex, but instead focused on daspletosaurus.
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Yeah, that's the best way to show some of the less famous Dinosaurs, some Documentairies have already done that, e.g. Dinosaur Planet in which they show Aucasaurus and Tarascosaurus, or Planet Dinosaur, in which one episode is centered around Spinosaurus and Charcarodontosaurus, but they also show Rugops and Ouranosaurus. Ouranosaurus doesn't really qualify as a Hyper-Carnivore since it wasn't a Carnivore but it's still a cool, yet unknown dinosaur.
Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe in. -Brom-
Wow, you posted your comment before i finished writing my own comment regarding Dinosaur Planet or Planet Dinosaur, i'm confused now because of all the dinosaurs and planets.
Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe in. -Brom-
CompsognathusMember0 XPFeb-01-2014 5:50 PMYes, people want to see the biggest, coolest, and most dangerous dinosaurs like T-rex and Spinosaurus. Someone should make a movie or documentary featuring all the lesser-known hyper-carnivores.
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The problem would be, once again, that it wouldn't get the same promotion with the general public, but it would surely be something very interesting for Dinosaur Enthusiasts.
Keep in mind that many people have died for their beliefs; it's actually quite common. The real courage is in living and suffering for what you believe in. -Brom-
