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Post by rhino on Apr 10, 2013 1:06:40 GMT -5
I think its a 50/50 thing. I mean i can see an Elaphant stabbing a T-Rex with its tusks but i can see a T-Rex tearing through an Elaphants flesh with its bite. It just depends on the elaphants size and tusks. I doubt that. In a frontal attack, I'd strongly back the elephant as it can simply put its tusks between itself and t-rex and protect its vulnerable regions from the t.rex's bite. If t.rex tried to bite the elephant's tusk or trunk, it will be stabbed in the face.
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Post by rhino on Apr 21, 2013 0:18:56 GMT -5
I don't understand how people can justify saying that a plodding, strait-legged elephant is as fast as an animal with the legs of an ostrich. There's no way to calculate Tyrannosaurus's speed, but it was definitely faster than an elephant. That goes without saying I think. The elephant is definitely more agile than a t.rex if you ask me. T.Rex is a horizontal structure balanced on 2 bent, stiff legs with a large head and a tail to counterbalance the weight. The elephant distributes its weigh evenly across 4 legs meaning it can turn around easier. And unlike triceratops, the elephant can charge, meaning it has a greater chance of toppling a t.rex
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Post by rhino on May 5, 2013 10:09:29 GMT -5
Only way I could see T-Rex winning is by ambush. Face to face. I'd give it to the Elephant everytime since it is more stable and has better weaponry such as those tusks. A charge from the Elephant could prove fatal to the T-Rex knocking it down. As I recall, the t-rex's gastralia isn't attached to the sternum unlike in mammals which acts as a shock absorber. Meaning that a tusk attack would absolutely devastate it.
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Post by Carcharadontosaurus on May 5, 2013 15:57:48 GMT -5
T.rex wins
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Post by rhino on May 5, 2013 22:47:03 GMT -5
I think that's unlikely. The elephant's tusks stop t-rex from biting any vital areas and it can turn around faster than t-rex and is more stable. It's a big mismatch in favor of the elephant.
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Post by Cr1TiKaL on Aug 3, 2013 15:56:07 GMT -5
To the people who have been saying that the T.rex was slow and it took T.rex 2 seconds to make a 45 seconds turn: The African Bush Elephant is pretty slow as well. I believe it would take longer for the elephant to make a 45 degree turn, even longer than 2 seconds.The Tyrannosaurus isn't just gonna stand there and let itself be gored. The T.rex can bite at the back of the neck of the elephant in which will cause some massive bleeding to the elephant. Also if T.rex can handle Triceratops, it could kill the elephant as well. If anything, I call this a mismatch in favor of T.rex. T.rex 8/10.
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Post by rhino on Aug 4, 2013 0:22:54 GMT -5
speed? An elephant is much more agile than a t.rex
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Post by Cr1TiKaL on Aug 5, 2013 4:46:59 GMT -5
^MUCH more agile? T.rex might have been slow, but not THAT slow.
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Post by rhino on Aug 5, 2013 9:19:21 GMT -5
the trex took 2 seconds to make a quarter turn and it's body posture is precariously unstable. (Large head, horizontal pelvis, tiny arms that can't break a fall, bent stiff legs, heavy tail to counterbalance the head)
That would worry me if I was in the t.rex's corner.
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Post by Carcharadontosaurus on Aug 5, 2013 11:14:58 GMT -5
Theropods are more stable than other bipeds because of their balancing tail.
Claiming this fight to be a mismatch in favor the elephant is f@#king ridiculous. T.rex could bite the trunk, or else it was probably even capable of disabling such weapons (if I remember exactly, I think T.rex was once supposed to actually bite a Triceratops on the horns, even though Triceratops would win against T.rex), so why not bite the elephant on the tusks?
If this fight was to be a mismatch, it'd rather be in favour of the Tyrannosaurus IMO.
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Post by Cr1TiKaL on Aug 11, 2013 15:59:22 GMT -5
Yeah, the Tyrannosaurus outclasses the elephant in speed, stronger bite and killer instinct.
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Post by Anomonyous on Aug 11, 2013 23:08:58 GMT -5
Yeah, the Tyrannosaurus outclasses the elephant in speed Not necessarily. The Tyrannosaurus probably wins in the endurance field but the elephant might be able to sprint a few miles/km per hour faster.
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Post by Dinopithecus on Sept 19, 2013 16:03:59 GMT -5
The ignorance hurts so bad. Anyone who thinks this is a mismatch in favor of the elephant needs to do some research on T.rex, or all theropods for that matter. jeb.biologists.org/content/204/22/3917.full^This paper shows that there was a way for theropods to improve their agility. Should this be true, I see no reason why T.rex cannot outmaneuver the elephant and then bite the neck, killing the elephant. There was also a fossil of a Triceratops with a horn bitten off by Tyrannosaurus. This was done to prevent the Triceratops from goring it. Although the Triceratops survived the encounter, it proves T.rex would disable the stabbing weapons of prey items to protect itself. Large theropods like T.rex are also pretty durable animals (not saying the elephant isn't, it certainly is). The elephant is a formidable opponent for the theropod, but T.rex wins 6/10 IMO.
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Post by Cr1TiKaL on Sept 20, 2013 13:30:34 GMT -5
The ignorance hurts so bad. Anyone who thinks this is a mismatch in favor of the elephant needs to do some research on T.rex, or all theropods for that matter. jeb.biologists.org/content/204/22/3917.full^This paper shows that there was a way for theropods to improve their agility. Should this be true, I see no reason why T.rex cannot outmaneuver the elephant and then bite the neck, killing the elephant. There was also a fossil of a Triceratops with a horn bitten off by Tyrannosaurus. This was done to prevent the Triceratops from goring it. Although the Triceratops survived the encounter, it proves T.rex would disable the stabbing weapons of prey items to protect itself. Large theropods like T.rex are also pretty durable animals (not saying the elephant isn't, it certainly is). The elephant is a formidable opponent for the theropod, but T.rex wins 6/10 IMO. Agreed.
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Post by Ultimategrid on Sept 23, 2013 4:35:04 GMT -5
I don't think the tusks could be used to inflict lethal damage on an animal that is apparently accustomed to fighting off similar but more effective stabbing weapons (trike horns). I am under the impression that it will take only a single crippling bite to end the fight, whereas the elephant would need significantly more time to kill the rex. Especially considering the fact that rexes survive repeated attacks from other rexes, the durability of the dinosaur cannot be overlooked.
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