My Top 10 Deadliest Theropods

Lord Vader
MemberTyrannosaurus RexNovember 03, 20134056 Views28 RepliesThis is the list I'm putting on the theropod wiki, just wanted to run it past the forum first. I did the list based on how deadly they were in their environment, not in combat. This is also based on my opinions, so please don't get mad that Spino didn't make the list, I was heavily considering it though.
#10: Ceratosaurus: The Horned lizard
Ceratosaurus was a mid sized carnivore of the Jurassic. It had a bite force of about 4 500 PSI, and it had some of the largest teeth in comparison to body size of any dinosaur. It lived alongside Allosaurus and Torvosaurus, and Ceratosaurus was a solitary hunter, sometimes hunting with a mate. Ceratosaurus weighed about 2 tons, had three little horns on its head, and hunted anything Stegosaurus size and smaller, making it a deadly carnivorous dinosaur.
#9: Deinonychus: The Terrible Claw
Deinonychus was a Dromeasaur that was around 8-11 feet in length, and had a large sickle like claw on its feet. It hunted the Hadrosaur Tenentosaurus, and likely lost many members in some battles with this dangerous prey. It was fast, agile, and intelligent, a deadly combination. It weighed around 400 - 500 pounds, so it was also large for a Dromeasaur.
#8: Tarbosaurus Bataar: The Alarming Lizard
Tarbosaurus Bataar was a large Tyrannosaur from Mongolia, beaten in size for Tyrannosaurs by only the king itself, T-Rex. Tarbosaurus hunted hadrosaurs in the Mongolian desert, but it could have picked off Protoceratops at will. Tarbosaurus was less robust than T-Rex, with a bite force of around 10 000 PSI, a thinner skull and teeth, and even the smallest arms in proportion to body size of any Tyrannosaur. It likely weighed 5-6 tons, and it's main competition would have been Zhuchengtyrannus, a similar sized Tyrannosaur from the same area.
#7: Albertosaurus: The Alberta Lizard
Albertosaurus was a pack hunter, living in packs likely ranging from 3-10 members for the most part. It had a bite force of around 2 000 PSI, and it hunted the Cerotopsian Pachyrinosaurus. Albertosaurus, unlike it's much larger cousin Tyrannosaurus Rex, was very fast and agile. Albertosaurus weighed roughly 2-3 tons, and was highly intelligent.
#6: European Torvosaurus: The Savage Lizard
Torvosaurus was likely a solitary hunter, hunting almost anything in it's environment. It's bite ranged from about 10 000 to 12 000 PSI, and it was about 3-5 tons in weight. It could likely kill anything up to Diplodocus, which was light-weight for a sauropod, and likely competed with Allosaurus.
#5: Velociraptor: The Speedy Thief
Velociraptor, made famous by Jurassic Park, was a three foot long, hundred pound, feathered hunter from Mongolia. It hunted in packs of around six members, and hunted Protoceratops and similar sized creatures in the desert. It was highly intelligent, very fast, and had a deadly sickle claw on its feet that could tear into prey.
#4: Allosaurus: The Other Lizard
Allosaurus was a pack hunter, often in a pack ranging from about three to seven members. Allosaurus had little competition when with a pack, but on it's own, it would likely have competed with Ceratosaurus, and even the European Torvosaurus. Allosaurus lived in North America and Europe, had a relatively low bite force of around 5 700 PSI. It hunted everything it lived with, ranging from Stegosaurus to the sauropod Camarosaurus.
#3: Charcarodontosaurus: The Shark Toothed Lizard
Charcarodontosaurus had a bite force around 8 500 PSI, was likely a a solitary hunter, taking sauropods such as Paralititin, hadrosaurs like Ouranosaurus and Igaunadon, and it may have competed with the slightly longer Spinosaurus, though unlikely due to their diet preferences, the scavenger Rugops may have been the biggest issue for Charcarodontosaurus, along with the prehistoric crocodile Sarcosuchus. It's teeth were similar to a shark's teeth, hence the name Shark Toothed Lizard.
#2: Giganotosaurus: The Southern Giant
Giganotosaurus (pronounced jye-ga-no-to-saw-russ), was an allosaur from Argentina, South America. It had a bit force of roughly 9 000 PSI, hunted in large packs to bring down prey such as Argentinosaurus, and competed with other large theropods such as the abelisaur Ecrixinatosaurus, the Spinosaur Oxalaia, and of course, other Giganotosaurus.
While it's bite was roughly equal to predators such as Charcarodontosaurus and Tarbosaurus, it was larger, being roughly roughly forty eight feet in length. It would hunt large sauropods in large packs, and likely lost many members in such attacks. Giganotosaurus also had dagger like teeth that were great force cutting through flesh.
#1: Tyrannosaurus Rex: The King Of The Dinosaurs
I chose Rex to be #1 because it had a bite force ranging from about 6 800 PSI to 18 000 PSI, hunted Ankylosaurus, Triceratops, and Edmontosaurus, lived in family groups of around five members most likely (parents, and three chicks), and while it didn't have competition from the theropods that lived in the same area, Deinonychus and Nanotyrannus, it had competition from other Rexes.
T-Rex had one of, if not, the most powerful bite forces among dinosaurs, and Tyrannosaurus had a mouth full of serrated railroad spike teeth. Tyrannosaurus lived in family groups of around five members most likely. One of the parents would likely stay behind to watch the chicks, while the other would go hunting, or both would go hunting with incredible effectiveness. When a T-Rex walked outside of it's own territory, the only thing it had to fear was attack from a larger Rex.
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