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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2013 18:05:23 GMT -5
Stegosaurus' thagomizer spikes were perfectly designed for impaling deep into the leg of an opponent. If this occurs, I can definitely see it crippling the mammal. The sloth has very robust legs and is typically quadrupedal except possibly when feeding on tall branches. It can probably take a hit from the tail without being incapacitated, although it will be injured at least a bit.
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Post by Godzillasaurus on Jan 1, 2014 15:46:47 GMT -5
The megatherium's robust legs would more-so be better adapted for withstanding more blunt attacks, such as a strike from the tail of an ankylosaurid for example. But even then, the immense force coming from the dinosaur's tail in conjunction with its blunt damage capabilities would likely be too much for the mammal to handle.
But in this case, the dinosaur was not designed for creating blunt skeletal damage but rather deeper puncturing damage, as evidenced by its thick and elongate thagomizer spikes on the end of its tail. They would have no problem penetrating into the mammal's leg and crippling it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2014 17:38:46 GMT -5
The megatherium's robust legs would more-so be better adapted for withstanding more blunt attacks, such as a strike from the tail of an ankylosaurid for example. But even then, the immense force coming from the dinosaur's tail in conjunction with its blunt damage capabilities would likely be too much for the mammal to handle. But in this case, the dinosaur was not designed for creating blunt skeletal damage but rather deeper puncturing damage, as evidenced by its thick and elongate thagomizer spikes on the end of its tail. They would have no problem penetrating into the mammal's leg and crippling it. A robust build is both good at taking blunt force and puncture wounds. As a whole they are just more durable in every regard. Its a reason a thin necked animal like a deer is much easier to kill with a bite then a thick necked animal like a boar. Megatherium sapparently had a layer of osteoderms which would further provide some protection from the spikes.
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Post by Godzillasaurus on Jan 1, 2014 18:58:58 GMT -5
Osteoderms? Never heard of anything like megatherium possessing them before... But you do realize that even then, the combination of long thagomizers and powerful tails in stegosaurs would make penetration of thick bony structures not that much of a problem, right? Stegosaur thagomizers were not designed for causing bone damage, but their sheer adaptability to pierce deeply with intense force would make them very deadly
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