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Post by Tyrannosaurus on Jul 2, 2012 14:12:53 GMT -5
Well Deinosuchus might have a stronger bite. Maybe Purussaurus just looks more impressive due to a heavily armored nose.
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Post by DinosaurMichael on Jul 2, 2012 14:16:03 GMT -5
Well Deinosuchus might have a stronger bite. Maybe Purussaurus just looks more impressive due to a heavily armored nose. Indeed it does. I think it's likely they both have the same bite force as both jaws appear to be really strong.
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Jul 2, 2012 16:10:21 GMT -5
Deinosuchus Skull looks like a masssive super robust Croc skull Purussaurus Skull doesnt look massively impressive to me but that because i find it comical. Generally I favour Crocs over gators, Deinosuchus resembles Crocs more and Purussaurus resembles alligators more. So im going with Deinosuchus.
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Post by DinosaurMichael on Jul 2, 2012 18:04:34 GMT -5
@venomous Dragon: Despite the skull of Dienosuchus looking like a Crocodile. Deinosuchus was in the same family as Purussaurus as well called Alligatoridae.
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Jul 2, 2012 18:14:41 GMT -5
@venomous Dragon: Despite the skull of Dienosuchus looking like a Crocodile. Deinosuchus was in the same family as Purussaurus as well called Alligatoridae. I know. But its Skull has far more in common with Crocs than gators so i figure it will yield similar advantages. Why is it considered in the gator side of the family anyway?
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Post by DinosaurMichael on Jul 2, 2012 18:17:13 GMT -5
@venomous Dragon: Despite the skull of Dienosuchus looking like a Crocodile. Deinosuchus was in the same family as Purussaurus as well called Alligatoridae. I know. But its Skull has far more in common with Crocs than gators so i figure it will yield similar advantages. Why is it considered in the gator side of the family anyway? I know and I'm not sure. Maybe the people who found the first fossils saw that it's body was more similiar to an Alligator.
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Jul 2, 2012 18:29:11 GMT -5
I know. But its Skull has far more in common with Crocs than gators so i figure it will yield similar advantages. Why is it considered in the gator side of the family anyway? I know and I'm not sure. Maybe the people who found the first fossils saw that it's body was more similiar to an Alligator. There are almost no differences in there skeletons other than there jaws.
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Post by DinosaurMichael on Jul 2, 2012 18:41:02 GMT -5
I know and I'm not sure. Maybe the people who found the first fossils saw that it's body was more similiar to an Alligator. There are almost no differences in there skeletons other than there jaws. Well I don't know then, but from what I heard. It's said that Deinosuchus is an Alligator.
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Post by Tyrannosaurus on Jul 2, 2012 19:32:32 GMT -5
Purussaurus Skull doesnt look massively impressive to me but that because i find it comical. Could you explain in more detail?
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Jul 2, 2012 19:38:31 GMT -5
Purussaurus Skull doesnt look massively impressive to me but that because i find it comical. Could you explain in more detail? I think its skull looks cartoonish and funny.
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Post by Tyrannosaurus on Jul 2, 2012 20:20:15 GMT -5
How is it unimpressive?
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Post by Venomous Dragon on Jul 2, 2012 20:45:27 GMT -5
I have a hard time seeing it as impressive because i think it looks funny, thats pretty much what i said in my post in the first place.
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Post by rhino on Feb 11, 2013 21:29:50 GMT -5
Purusasaurus wins.
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Post by Godzillasaurus on Dec 15, 2013 9:37:57 GMT -5
Purussaurus was slightly bigger and had a more robust skull. Not necessarily. The size is really all a matter of perspective; there are so many opposing viewpoints on it (it is not like Spinosaurus vs Tyrannosaurus, which is a no-brainer as to which animal is larger). But the robust skull plight is hypothetical, as deinosuchus was a derived alligatoroid as well. Having a wider rostrum in relation to length does not necessarily constitute a more robust skull, but rather a bigger adaptation for crushing. Deinosuchus actually had a very robust skull (and robust dentition as well) that would have had no problem exerting amazing amounts of force and resisting multidirectional stress. In all honesty, deinosuchus seems more well adapted here for taking down larger animals due to its more elongated snout. But again, I don't really know much about purussaurus anyway. Its very robust (yet still pointed) dentition would have been perfectly-designed for both piercing and crushing alike, somewhat similar to sarcosuchus (which had VERY stout and heavily- bodied premaxillary teeth).
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Post by Dinopithecus on Dec 17, 2013 16:44:00 GMT -5
I don't know about you guys, but I've interpreted Purussaurus' skull as one that could absorb a lot of stress, given what it looks like.
I don't know who wins this. They seem to be the same size.
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