dromaeosauridae117
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Post by dromaeosauridae117 on Aug 3, 2019 20:31:13 GMT 5
Dromaeosaurus albertensis was a medium-sized carnivore, about 2 m (6.6 ft) in length and 15 kg (33 lb) in weight. Its mouth was full of sharp teeth, and it had a sharply curved "sickle claw" on each foot. It lived during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous. However, some fragmentary remains such as teeth which may belong to this genus have been found from the late Maastrichtian age Hell Creek and Lance Formations, dating to 66 million years ago. Dromaeosaurus had a relatively robust skull with a deep snout. Its teeth were rather large and it had only nine of them in each maxilla. Lynx rufus is a medium-sized North American cat that appeared during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago. Containing 2 recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to central Mexico, including most of the contiguous United States . Adult males can range in weight from 6.4 to 18.3 kg (14 to 40 lb), with an average of 9.6 kg (21 lb); females at 4 to 15.3 kg (8.8 to 33.7 lb), with an average of 6.8 kg (15 lb). The largest bobcat accurately measured on record weighed 22.2 kg (49 lb).
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 3, 2019 20:47:55 GMT 5
Lovely matchup! I would favor Dromaeosaurus here. It's got a weight advantage, has a better position of attack, more stamina, and larger/deadlier jaws and claws. Probably wins by clawing and killing the Bobcat with blood loss
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dromaeosauridae117
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Post by dromaeosauridae117 on Aug 3, 2019 20:56:03 GMT 5
Lovely matchup! I would favor Dromaeosaurus here. It's got a weight advantage, has a better position of attack, more stamina, and larger/deadlier jaws and claws. Probably wins by clawing and killing the Bobcat with blood loss I agree with you here. I think ultimately the dromaeosaur would kill the cat, but I am curious to see how the bobcat would perform in grappling with the drom. The bobcat may be more optimized for keeping its opponent at distance, striking with its front paws. But, the drom does have a larger jaw gape, which is a considerable advantage if it were to get pinned.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 3, 2019 20:58:47 GMT 5
So am I. I imagine in a full on grappling match, unless the bobcat was lucky, it would get cut up pretty bad. And don't even get me started on what would happen if the claws struck the vital organs or neck...
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dromaeosauridae117
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Post by dromaeosauridae117 on Aug 3, 2019 21:05:33 GMT 5
So am I. I imagine in a full on grappling match, unless the bobcat was lucky, it would get cut up pretty bad. And don't even get me started on what would happen if the claws struck the vital organs or neck... Agreed. Dromaeosaurs' claws are perfectly designed for piercing and slashing, but felines are usually quite strong when faced with an opponent of equal size. At size parity, I think it could potentially go either way.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 3, 2019 21:12:47 GMT 5
I will be making a size chart for this fight later on.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Aug 4, 2019 16:54:19 GMT 5
Here is that chart
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all
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Post by all on Sept 30, 2019 18:46:06 GMT 5
9.6 kg bobcat vs 15 kg DA . DA sickle claws much like those of deinonychus. Bobcat has some chances of winning it. But relatively small.
7-8 out of 10 Dromaeosaurus wins
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