Most dangerous extinct predators for humans ?

[creature386]

Jul 21, 2013 14:12:46 GMT 5 Derdadort said:

But not in the German version? Well, I have no idea, I havn't watched it for a long time.

Well, the BBC guys said 27 m on their website:
www.bbc.co.uk/science/seamonsters/factfiles/leedsichthys.shtml

[Grey]

I'm more and more thinking that Utahraptor with its revised, bulkier sabertooth-like body shape, would THE dinosaurian predator that I wouldn't meet in a dark alley. And I consider myself somewhat as a brave man.


In marine environments, a large part of the mosasaurs species would be lethal for swimmers, divers, and small, average boats.

[Infinity Blade]

Yep, a dinosaurian sabertooth essentially.

[Grey]

Dunkleosteus would be more dangerous to humans than any modern marine predator IMO.
Xiphactinus would be comparable in dangerousness.

Thinking about the Hell's Aquarium episode of the 2003 BBC Sea Monsters, the danger represented by the Western Interior Seaway was not well demonstrated in the show.

Mike Everhart :

Personally I still think the Late Cretaceous was the "Most Dangerous Sea".... but you could get eaten fairly quickly in all of them..... including the modern oceans.

To me, the shear abundance and size of mosasaurs would have made Nigel's time traveling episode a lot more dicey than was shown ... Certainly the huge pliosaurs and ichthyosaurs from earlier times would have been just as dangerous on an individual basis, but I don't get the impression that they were any where near as numerous.

[theropod]

Mar 26, 2014 5:17:14 GMT 5 Grey said:

I'm more and more thinking that Utahraptor with its revised, bulkier sabertooth-like body shape, would THE dinosaurian predator that I wouldn't meet in a dark alley. And I consider myself somewhat as a brave man.


In marine environments, a large part of the mosasaurs species would be lethal for swimmers, divers, and small, average boats.

That body shape is not even published afaik, where exactly are those supposed revisions from?

And should that really make a difference? A Utahraptor could quite easily kill any human. In fact, most theropods its size could. its weaponery, size, speed and weaponery make that sure. I don’t see an increase in bulk giving it any additional advantage it doesn’t already have.

[Grey]

Stomatopod discussed this with me a long time ago, he was aware of non published yet material that will update Utahraptor physical appearance.

That's really a matter of opinion, to me this revised view of Utahraptor would make it an even deadlier opponent to human-sized preys.

[dinosauria101]

I know I'm probably preaching to the choir, but predatory dinosaurs in general. would be very dangerous