Globidens alabamaensis vs. Dakosaurus maximus

[dinosauria101]

Globidens alabamaensis

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Order: Squamata
Family: Varanidae
Length: 6 meters
Mass: 550 kg
Diet: Shellfish and ammonites
Age and Location: Late Cretaceous, 70 million years ago, worldwide
Weapons: Crushing jaws
One of the most specialized mosasaurs. Had blunt globe shaped teeth.

Dakosaurus maximus

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Order: Thalattosuchia
Family: Metriorhynchidae
Length: 4-5 meters
Mass: 450-910 kg
Diet: Marine reptiles and fish
Age and Location: Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous, 157-137 million years ago, Europe
Weapons: Slicing jaws
One of the largest of the metriorhynchids. Had very large, serrated teeth and is thought to have had salt glands to help cope with oceanic conditions.

[Infinity Blade]

Pretty solid win for Dakosaurus. In terms of dentition, which is what this comes down to (unless Globidens is a lot larger, which I don't think it is), it can hardly be more like night and day than this.

[dinosauria101]

Well, surely Globidens has the CAPACITY to win, no? Crushing/blunt teeth can still be very effective weapons to deal tissue damage (eg: lions, hyenas, killer whales, crocodiles maiming zebras). I see no reason why the same couldn't apply here

But if not, maybe I could use a smaller sea crocodile for another matchup later.

[Infinity Blade]

Well, surely Globidens has the CAPACITY to win, no? Crushing/blunt teeth can still be very effective weapons to deal tissue damage (eg: lions, hyenas, killer whales, crocodiles maiming zebras). I see no reason why the same couldn't apply here

This mosasaur is called Globidens for a reason. Its teeth are globular in shape, with very minimal to no piercing, let alone tearing or slicing, ability (and some very small rounded, peg-like teeth in the anterior region->, which aren't going to be very damaging). Perfect for crushing hard-shelled creatures that it can fit in its mouth, absolutely unsuited to causing tissue trauma to another large animal. This isn't a carnivoran, orca, or a crocodile; those all have conical teeth that can at least pierce and tear flesh, even if they're not the most specialized for the task.

[dinosauria101]

Then yeah, this isn't really fair.

[kekistani]

Mar 2, 2020 1:16:46 GMT 5 dinosauria101 said:

Well, surely Globidens has the CAPACITY to win, no? Crushing/blunt teeth can still be very effective weapons to deal tissue damage (eg: lions, hyenas, killer whales, crocodiles maiming zebras). I see no reason why the same couldn't apply here

But if not, maybe I could use a smaller sea crocodile for another matchup later.

As a person who owns a set of Globidens teeth, no. The teeth are legitimately shaped like a golfball that joins at the top.

[dinosauria101]

I'll make another matchup later on, then, where Globidens has at least 40-50% mass advantage

[6f5e4d]

Both are reptiles adapted to life in the ocean, but Dakosaurus is much larger and therefore the victor over Globidens.