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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Jan 6, 2012 13:18:56 GMT -5
TyrannosaurusLike other tyrannosaurids, Tyrannosaurus was a bipedal carnivore with a massive skull balanced by a long, heavy tail. Relative to the large and powerful hindlimbs, Tyrannosaurus forelimbs were small, though unusually powerful for their size, and bore two clawed digits. Although other theropods rivaled or exceeded Tyrannosaurus rex in size, it was the largest known tyrannosaurid and one of the largest known land predators, measuring up to 12.8 m (42 ft) in length, up to 4 metres (13 ft) tall at the hips, and up to 6.8 metric tons (7.5 short tons) in weight. By far the largest carnivore in its environment, Tyrannosaurus rex may have been an apex predator, preying upon hadrosaurs and ceratopsians, although some experts have suggested it was primarily a scavenger. The debate over Tyrannosaurus as apex predator or scavenger is among the longest running in paleontology. AlamosaurusA recent analysis has shown that Alamosaurus may have been a bigger dinosaur than originally estimated, possibly in the weight class of its more famous South American cousin Argentinosaurus. It turns out that some of the "type fossils" used to reconstruct Alamosaurus may have come from adolescents rather than full-grown adults, meaning that this titanosaur may well have attained lengths of over 60 feet from head to tail and weights in excess of 70 or 80 tons. Four Trex v.s Alamosaurus Here it is!
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Post by Taurus on Jan 6, 2012 13:38:24 GMT -5
I do think that a Trex pack can kill an adult Alamosaurus if they can working together to inflict the damages on the sauropod.
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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Jan 6, 2012 13:46:19 GMT -5
^ Yes. If they work together efficiently, I think they would be able to win.
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Post by Super Communist on Jan 6, 2012 15:14:01 GMT -5
Alamosaurus wins easily.
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Post by Taurus on Jan 6, 2012 15:19:42 GMT -5
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Post by Super Communist on Jan 6, 2012 15:26:58 GMT -5
One all they will be able to do is gnaw at its legs. Two we have no idea if tyrannosaurus were able to operate in packs, at best they would be sloppy and disorganized.
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Post by Anomonyous on Jan 6, 2012 16:50:50 GMT -5
Well, based on your scale it looks like tyrannosaurus could bite the base of alamosaurus' neck.
It is my opinion that tyrannosaurus may have been able to operate in a family group. I'd say this fight is heavily luck-based; if the tyrannosauruses can't inflict enough damage in enough time, it's only a matter of time before the sauropod lands a successful blow.
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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Jan 6, 2012 18:27:19 GMT -5
^ Ya. The Alamosaurus isn't that big. And based on the size comparison, I think the Tyrannosaurs would be able to do more than gnaw at the Alamosaur's legs. As Anomonyous said, it the Tyarannosaurs could bite at the lower neck.
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Post by coherentsheaf on Jan 6, 2012 21:47:04 GMT -5
As far as I know recent discoveries put Alamosaurus in the Argentinosaurus size range. I think it is possible that a group of T. rex would attack such a monster but they would probably go for easier prey.
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Post by Super Communist on Jan 7, 2012 10:12:52 GMT -5
I doubt that it would be able to achieve a neck bite without get knocked over.
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Post by Canid Cetus Aves on Jan 7, 2012 10:13:21 GMT -5
I doubt that it would be able to achieve a neck bite without get knocked over. But there are 4 of them.
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Post by Deinobrontornis on Jan 7, 2012 10:18:40 GMT -5
Alamosaurus is only 60 feet long but weighs 70+ tons? That sounds a bit inflated.
But anyways, at that size, I think Alamosaurus would be to much for Tyrannosaurus, even in a pack. Its sheer size, massive legs, and deadly tail should protect it from the danger of just about any predator.
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Post by Super Communist on Jan 7, 2012 10:19:03 GMT -5
I doubt they would do some sort of synchronized charge at all of its flanks, so the alamosaurus shouldn't have a problem fending them off.
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Post by Taurus on Jan 7, 2012 10:24:41 GMT -5
I doubt that it would be able to achieve a neck bite without get knocked over. The problem with this statement is that Alamosaurus cannot pay attention to four Trex at same time. It is a disadvantage when a solo opponment against a group.
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Post by Taurus on Jan 7, 2012 10:27:39 GMT -5
Alamosaurus is only 60 feet long but weighs 70+ tons? That sounds a bit inflated. But anyways, at that size, I think Alamosaurus would be to much for Tyrannosaurus, even in a pack. Its sheer size, massive legs, and deadly tail should protect it from the danger of just about any predator. It's not that big, just 20 feet longer than an adult Trex.
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