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Post by Grey on May 31, 2013 1:31:50 GMT 5
To be attacked by a giant eurypterid looks like an horror movie. Same for Dunkleosteus and Xiphactinus which are quite horrific by human standards.
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Post by Runic on May 31, 2013 1:33:17 GMT 5
What about the prehistoric giant insects? Can you imagine Getting attacked by a spider with a six foot leg span? Or giant dragonflies and wasps? Or an Arthropleura? THAT my friends is horror movie material.
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Post by DinosaurMichael on May 31, 2013 1:47:45 GMT 5
How do we know Dinosaurs would see us as prey. They've never seen us before. If there's any prehistoric predator that was the most dangerous to man. It would be prehistoric Crocodilians since Crocodiles today view Humans as food. So chances are the prehistoric Crocodilians would too especially Quinkana since the first Humans who got to Australia 40,000 years ago might of interacted with them.
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Post by theropod on May 31, 2013 1:55:27 GMT 5
While the Alaskan Troodon seems more macropredatory than the normal one (teeth seem more recurved instead of leaf-shaped), it still probably isn't nearly as much as dromaeosaurs.
I doubt it would be as dangerous as many of the other animals we listed.
Troodon is a rather slender, long legged, small clawed and toothed animal, maybe more of an omnivore than a big-game hunter. against an armed human, I don't give it very good chances, even tough it could pose a threat to lone children or unarmed people.
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Post by theropod on May 31, 2013 2:02:16 GMT 5
What about the prehistoric giant insects? Can you imagine Getting attacked by a spider with a six foot leg span? Or giant dragonflies and wasps? Or an Arthropleura? THAT my friends is horror movie material. I doubt there actually were spiders that large (not necessary to say araneans are arachnids rather than tracheates, is it?), or which species are you having in mind? Megarachne was a eurypterid rather than a spider actually. Arthropleura is a diplopod, not an insect, and supposedly a herbivore. I wouldn't be sure it would be agressive, and if, I doubt it would be quick enough to kill a human successfully. What giant wasps do you mean? Never heard of them. The carboniferous arthropods were not just upscaled modern ones, many modern groups did not exist back then. For Meganeura, unless it had venom of some sort, I cannot imagine it could do great harm to a human, yes, it approached a metre or so in wingspan, but it was gracile and built for speed, not killing animals much larger than itself. |
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Post by Runic on May 31, 2013 2:02:23 GMT 5
How do we know Dinosaurs would see us as prey. They've never seen us before. If there's any prehistoric predator that was the most dangerous to man. It would be prehistoric Crocodilians since Crocodiles today view Humans as food. So chances are the prehistoric Crocodilians would too especially Quinkana since the first Humans who got a Australia 40,000 years ago might of interacted with them. Crocodiles of today seemingly attack anything that they are bigger than. It doesn't quite mean they actively attack humans otherwise we could call hippos as predators of humans. However I do agree some dromaeosaurs would see lone humans as prey once they realize how easy it is to kill a human I retract that statement. To medium sized predators humans aren't as easy of a kill as most would assume. |
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Post by DinosaurMichael on May 31, 2013 2:05:14 GMT 5
How do we know Dinosaurs would see us as prey. They've never seen us before. If there's any prehistoric predator that was the most dangerous to man. It would be prehistoric Crocodilians since Crocodiles today view Humans as food. So chances are the prehistoric Crocodilians would too especially Quinkana since the first Humans who got a Australia 40,000 years ago might of interacted with them. Crocodiles of today seemingly attack anything that they are bigger than. It doesn't quite mean they actively attack humans otherwise we could call hippos as predators of humans. However I do agree some dromaeosaurs would see lone humans as prey once they realize how easy it is to kill a human I retract that statement. To medium sized predators humans aren't as easy of a kill as most would assume. True, however I heard the Crocodiles eat anything and that Salties and Niles are the only predatory animals that view Humans as prey very often more than any other predatory animal. That's why I thought prehistoric Crocodilians would be the most dangerous extinct predators for Humans. |
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Post by Runic on May 31, 2013 2:07:44 GMT 5
What about the prehistoric giant insects? Can you imagine Getting attacked by a spider with a six foot leg span? Or giant dragonflies and wasps? Or an Arthropleura? THAT my friends is horror movie material. I doubt there actually were spiders that large (not necessary to say araneans are arachnids rather than tracheates, is it?), or which species are you having in mind? Megarachne was a eurypterid rather than a spider actually. Arthropleura is a diplopod, not an insect, and supposedly a herbivore. I wouldn't be sure it would be agressive, and if, I doubt it would be quick enough to kill a human successfully. What giant wasps do you mean? Never heard of them. The carboniferous arthropods were not just upscaled modern ones, many modern groups did not exist back then. For Meganeura, unless it had venom of some sort, I cannot imagine it could do great harm to a human, yes, it approached a metre or so in wingspan, but it was gracile and built for speed, not killing animals much larger than itself. When I called them insects I wasn't "Literally" calling them insects. I just see them as insects so I call them insects as I'm too lazy to be calling them by their scientific genus lol. Arthropleura actually is considered to be an omnivore, not just a herbivore. On the spider thing I apologize, I was watching a doc on the carboniferous era as I was typing when they showed this giant spider (they called it an arachnid) said to have a 6ft leg span get struck by lightning. To b frank the insect idea came to me from watching this doc  |
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Post by Runic on May 31, 2013 2:10:21 GMT 5
Crocodiles of today seemingly attack anything that they are bigger than. It doesn't quite mean they actively attack humans otherwise we could call hippos as predators of humans. However I do agree some dromaeosaurs would see lone humans as prey once they realize how easy it is to kill a human I retract that statement. To medium sized predators humans aren't as easy of a kill as most would assume. True, however I heard the Crocodiles eat anything and that Salties and Niles are the only predatory animals that view Humans as prey very often more than any other predatory animal. That's why I thought prehistoric Crocodilians would be the most dangerous extinct predators for Humans. I don't know about that. Big Cats in general have long always preyed upon primates. Predatory birds have too. Though if talking strictly humans one would think of a tiger being the man eater before one thinks a croc. |
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Post by Grey on May 31, 2013 2:11:52 GMT 5
Crocodiles of today seemingly attack anything that they are bigger than. It doesn't quite mean they actively attack humans otherwise we could call hippos as predators of humans. However I do agree some dromaeosaurs would see lone humans as prey once they realize how easy it is to kill a human I retract that statement. To medium sized predators humans aren't as easy of a kill as most would assume. True, however I heard the Crocodiles eat anything and that Salties and Niles are the only predatory animals that view Humans as prey very often more than any other predatory animal. That's why I thought prehistoric Crocodilians would be the most dangerous extinct predators for Humans. As opportunistics predators, Deinosuchus, Sarcosuchus, Purussaurus and others would be terribly dangerous for humans on the shore and even small boats. Can you imagine the boats on a river an angry 8 tons croc-like creature could destroy ? |
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Post by DinosaurMichael on May 31, 2013 2:12:15 GMT 5
True, however I heard the Crocodiles eat anything and that Salties and Niles are the only predatory animals that view Humans as prey very often more than any other predatory animal. That's why I thought prehistoric Crocodilians would be the most dangerous extinct predators for Humans. I don't know about that. Big Cats in general have long always preyed upon primates. Predatory birds have too. Though if talking strictly humans one would think of a tiger being the man eater before one thinks a croc. If I recall. Big Cats like Tigers only eat Humans if they're too old and weak to hunt their regular prey. Those are the cases of most Maneating Tigers. |
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Post by Grey on May 31, 2013 2:14:33 GMT 5
I don't know about that. Big Cats in general have long always preyed upon primates. Predatory birds have too. Though if talking strictly humans one would think of a tiger being the man eater before one thinks a croc. If I recall. Big Cats like Tigers only eat Humans if they're too old and weak to hunt their regular prey. Those are the cases of most Maneating Tigers. That's why I don't think usually about the big extinct felids first for this question. However, some creodontids would be very agressive I think toward us. |
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Post by Runic on May 31, 2013 2:15:04 GMT 5
I don't know about that. Big Cats in general have long always preyed upon primates. Predatory birds have too. Though if talking strictly humans one would think of a tiger being the man eater before one thinks a croc. If I recall. Big Cats like Tigers only eat Humans if they're too old and weak to hunt their regular prey. Those are the cases of most Maneating Tigers. I know that, but Tigers have been predating on primates much longer than crocodile. I'm sure if you put a Neanderthal in a cage with a cat it coexisted with and a croc, the man would run from the cat first. |
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Post by DinosaurMichael on May 31, 2013 2:16:03 GMT 5
If I recall. Big Cats like Tigers only eat Humans if they're too old and weak to hunt their regular prey. Those are the cases of most Maneating Tigers. I know that, but Tigers have been predating on primates much longer than crocodile. I'm sure if you put a Neanderthal in a cage with a cat it coexisted with and a croc, the man would run from the cat first. Oh. |
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Post by Runic on May 31, 2013 2:18:51 GMT 5
I'm not saying crocodiles aren't a threat don't get me wrong. I'm just saying they wouldn't waste too much time trying to chase a human around lol
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