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Post by dinosauria101 on Nov 8, 2019 21:44:07 GMT 5
Megaraptor namunhuaiquii (pack of 3)  img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/10_03/DinoIllustratAP_800x328.jpgOrder: Theropoda Family: Tyrannosauroidea Length: 8 meters Mass: 1-2 tonnes Age and Location: 90 million years ago, mid Cretaceous, Argentina Killing apparatus: Raptorial jaws, manual claws, pedal claws (based on relatives) Had very large claws relative to its body size. Was originally thought to be a dromaeosaurid. Giganotosaurus carolinii  img00.deviantart.net/6d9d/i/2012/144/e/e/giganotosaurus_carolinii_by_teratophoneus-d50xwgw.jpgOrder: Theropoda Family: Carcharodontosauridae Length: 12.4-13.2 meters Mass: 7-8.2 tonnes Age and Location: Mid Cretaceous period, 95 million years ago, Argentina Killing apparatus: Slicing jaws, manual claws, pedal claws (based on relatives) Potentially the largest known meat eating dinosaur. Only known from 2 specimens, MUCPv-Ch1 and MUCPv-95 Size comparison (click for larger resolution)  Megaraptor is based on Wikimedia Commons Murusraptor while Giganotosaurus is by Scott Hartman |
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Post by creature386 on Nov 8, 2019 22:10:46 GMT 5
We don't need that many large pictures. Makes the OPs harder to read and normally, these weaponry pictures don't tell enough to justify their enormous space.
Not a rule, just a style recommendation.
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Post by Infinity Blade on Nov 8, 2019 22:13:30 GMT 5
We don't need that many large pictures. Makes the OPs harder to read and normally, these weaponry pictures don't tell enough to justify their enormous space. Not a rule, just a style recommendation. Yeah, for that reason I just put a pic of the animal and that's it. At most I'll leave a hyperlinked reference that goes into more detail into how an animal's weaponry works, but even that's a little unnecessary IMO. I'm wondering if the megaraptoran jaw picture is a little outdated too. People tend to reconstruct the heads of megaraptorans as shallower and more elongated now, but I think that was based on a juvenile skull (not sure how accurate it would be to extrapolate from that). |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Nov 8, 2019 23:34:11 GMT 5
We don't need that many large pictures. Makes the OPs harder to read and normally, these weaponry pictures don't tell enough to justify their enormous space. Not a rule, just a style recommendation. Ditched all the excess images except the size comparison. That said, including weaponry examples with images was Life's idea. Let's see what they have to say on this matter. |
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Post by denis on Nov 9, 2019 6:55:45 GMT 5
Megaraptor had intelligence on it’s side so I can actually see the Megaraptor pack winning.
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Post by Infinity Blade on Nov 9, 2019 16:43:08 GMT 5
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We have nothing published on Megaraptor's intelligence. There isn't really anything suggesting it was smarter than other carnivorous non-avian theropods.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Nov 9, 2019 16:44:46 GMT 5
Megaraptor had intelligence on it’s side so I can actually see the Megaraptor pack winning. Yes, like Infinity Blade said, we have no proof for intelligence. I lean towards Giganotosaurus, it's bigger than all 3 Megaraptors and can oneshot them with 1 bite each |
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Post by denis on Nov 9, 2019 20:59:22 GMT 5
? We have nothing published on Megaraptor's intelligence. There isn't really anything suggesting it was smarter than other carnivorous non-avian theropods. If they were Coelurosaur or Tyrannosaurs, then it’s likely they did. Remember Raptors and Tyrannosaurs share more in common with birds than reptiles. |
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Post by denis on Nov 9, 2019 21:00:30 GMT 5
Megaraptor had intelligence on it’s side so I can actually see the Megaraptor pack winning. Yes, like Infinity Blade said, we have no proof for intelligence. I lean towards Giganotosaurus, it's bigger than all 3 Megaraptors and can oneshot them with 1 bite each Don’t forget that Megaraptor were faster than Giganotosaurus and since they did hunt sauropods, it’s likely they would be able to take down Giganotosaurus. |
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Post by Infinity Blade on Nov 9, 2019 21:06:44 GMT 5
? We have nothing published on Megaraptor's intelligence. There isn't really anything suggesting it was smarter than other carnivorous non-avian theropods. If they were Coelurosaur or Tyrannosaurs, then it’s likely they did. Remember Raptors and Tyrannosaurs share more in common with birds than reptiles. Got any evidence coelurosaurs were more intelligent than other theropods? Because there isn't really any that tyrannosaurs were (see #2 from this post->). Also, literally all theropods, by nature, are anatomically and physiologically more like birds than "conventional" (i.e. sprawling gaited, poikilothermic ectothermic) reptiles. Coelurosaurs more so than carnosaurs, sure, but...that's not really an advantage (or disadvantage). |
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Post by dinosauria101 on Nov 9, 2019 21:37:18 GMT 5
Yes, like Infinity Blade said, we have no proof for intelligence. I lean towards Giganotosaurus, it's bigger than all 3 Megaraptors and can oneshot them with 1 bite each Don’t forget that Megaraptor were faster than Giganotosaurus and since they did hunt sauropods, it’s likely they would be able to take down Giganotosaurus. Well, not quite. A 7-8.2 ton sauropod is several leagues behind a 7-8.2 ton predator. As for bird-like anatomy, they might have a stamina edge, I will give you that. But like Infinity Blade said, otherwise there is not much. |
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Post by DonaldCengXiongAzuma on Nov 12, 2019 2:44:56 GMT 5
The three megaraptors can win but once again it comes down to weather they are willing to lose at least one member.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Nov 12, 2019 15:21:25 GMT 5
The three megaraptors can win but once again it comes down to weather they are willing to lose at least one member. Yeah, they could win, but are you sure about more often than not? I'd give my vote to Giga for the majority |
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Post by denis on Nov 14, 2019 7:57:41 GMT 5
I’m sure more often than not, they hunted a 30 meter long Titanosaur, that Giganotosaurus never hunted before. Forgot the name.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Nov 14, 2019 13:02:54 GMT 5
I’m sure more often than not, they hunted a 30 meter long Titanosaur, that Giganotosaurus never hunted before. Forgot the name. I beliwe it's Futalognkosaurus. But how would relative prey size help them win? |
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