Carnosaur
MemberCompsognathusFeb-06-2014 5:41 PMFight made possible by Kaijufall3.
Carnotaurus
Length: 9 meters
Weight: 1 ton
Height: 3 meters
Era: Mid Cretaceous
Carnotaurus looks like one of the dinosaurs that didn't come out of the oven right. It's tiny arms(about a foot long) served little purpose. Nonetheless, it is an apex predator. Not exactly at the top of the food chain, as it is preyed on by large tyrannosaurs and allosaurs. Carnotaurus is a specilized small herbivore hunter, especially dryosaurs, it's favored prey. Carnotaurus kills with a bite to the back, then shaking the poor animal until the back breaks. Then, with it's flexible jaws, swallow the prey animal whole. This is thought to be an adaptation to avoid loosing its' kill. The coloration of Carnotaurus is a light brown, with red tiger-like stripes down the entire body.
Acrocanthosaurus
Length: 12 meters
Weigh: 5 tons
Height 4 meters
Era: Early Cretaceous
Acrocanthosaurus is a suprisingly strong apex predator of Isla Sorna. The large muscle ridge it sports on its back is the thought cause, though it is still uncertain. These immensly strong Theropods have been noted taking down the sauropod spinophorosaurus by themselves, a feat not achieved by any other island predators. As Acrocanthosaurus is at the top of the food chain, it has little to fear. An exceptionally large male was seen fighting and eventually killing a female Tarbosaurus for a prime stretch of territory. Acrocanthosaurus is pale grey, with a bright red upper jaw. The torso and legs are splattered with faint red spots.
Fight!
A pair of Carnotaurus are on the hunt. They are impressively sized animals, the larger stretching ten meters and 3 meters tall, the smaller being 9 meters and 2.5 meters tall. The two are brothers, and together, they take out anything they want. The overcast afternoon of Isla Sorna had brought many herbivores out of their resting spots to forage on the ferns and immense Sequoia trees.
The abelisaur brothers walk through knee high grass in an open plain, searching for a decently sized meal. The larger brother sees nothing at first, but soon fixes his eyes on a small Amargasaurus. The sauropod was a leafy green color, just like the dense foliage all around it. Seeing through the camoflauge, the Carnotaurus plans out an attack. He walks steathily up behind the sauropod, while the smaller brother walked around it, attempting to distract it. The larger Carnotaurus squatted down and hid in the tall grass, waiting for his brother to set the plan in motion.
After a few short minutes, he saw his brother burst through the trees, lunging for the Sauropods throat. The startled Amargasaurus recovered, and turned its body defensively towards the predator. This was his moment. The larger Carnotaurus sprinted forward, and leapt onto the Sauropods back. The scared Amargasaurus reared up, and the smaller Carnotaurus leapt for its throat. He got a decisive bite on it, and blood spurted onto the matted grass. The smaller Abelisaur leapt out of the way as the Amargasaurus crashed to the ground. The larger brother hopped off the dead animal, and walked over to its abdomen. He proceeded to rip it open, and gourged himself. The smaller brother knew the rules, he would have to wait.
The larger Carnotaurus brother appeared to have eaten his fill after a short while, and went to sleep under the cover of nearby trees. The smaller brother darted in, hungrily gulping down the innards of the Amargasaurus. He was so busy eating, he didn't see the ghostly shape of a bull Acrocanthosaurus sprinting towards him. Only when the behemoth let out a guttural roar, did the Abelisaur notice him. The smaller Abelisaur panicked, and squealed at the Carcharodontosaur. This was more to wake up his brother then anything else.
The bigger Abelisaur groggily got to his feet, but snapped fully awake when he saw the Acrocanthosaurus. He joined his brother, and the two stood to defend their kill. The Carcharodontosaur snapped his jaws and took a few tentative steps back, now faced with two adversaries. He sized them up, and noticed he had a notable size advantage on both. With a new confidence, he walked forward, once again snapping his jaws. The smaller Carnotaurus backed away, but his brother wasn't budging. He roared defiantly in the face of the scavenger. The Acrocanthosaurus walked around the dead sauropod, and attempted to establish dominance over the smaller killers.
The bigger Carnotaurus wasn't moving. He had fought many predators in his day, he wasn't loosing his kill to this one. He took a step and snapped his jaws, that was a major mistake. The Acrocanthosaurus bit down on the back of the Abelisaurs neck, and shook him violently. He threw the carnotaurus to the side, and advanced towards the smaller Carnotaurus. The abelisaur squeaked in a frenzied panic, attempting to get his brothers attention. The Carcharodontosaur was advancing, and the abelisaur turned to run.
He hade just started running, when a shriek caught him off guard. He stopped and turned, and saw his brother had the Acrocanthosaurus by the neck. He ran in to help, but before he could reach the brawling theropods, the Acrocanthosaurus had used his sheer strength against the Abelisaur. He swung his neck, and the abelisaur followed into killing range. The Acrocanthosaurus reached out, and grabbed the Carnotaurus by the neck. The smaller brother watched, rooted to the spot in fear as he watched the Carcharontosaur throw his sibling to the ground, and disembowel him with a swft stroke of its toe talons.
The Carcharotontosaur turned his attention to the remaining Carnotaurus. The abelisaur knew he needed to run, but he was to slow. As he turned, the Acrocanthosaurus was already upon him. He swung his massive hand at the Carnotaurus' side, and sent the abelisaur plummeting to the ground. The Carcharodontosaur looked down at the abelisaur, and with a low growl, watched for any signs of life.
A few minutes go by, the Acrocanthosaurus is satisfied. He turns his attention to the Sauropod carcass, and feasts upon the animal. Eating his fill, he walks the way he came from, leaving a trail of carnage behind him...
An hour goes by, and the Small abelisaur regains consciousness. His head slammed hard on a large rock when the Carcharodontosaur attacked, and ironically, this saved his life. He got unsteadily to his feet, and saw the dead body of his brother. He whimpered, and left the area. He was now alone in a huge, hostile world.
and the winner is...Acrocanthosaurus!
The beast was too large for even two Carnotaurus' to take on, but the smaller brother ended up surviving in the end..
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexFeb-06-2014 5:48 PMGood fight, I was rooting for Acro. I thought it was bigger though, I guess it'll still be in DD9097LS, but it'll be one of, if not, the smallest one in there.
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Primal King
MemberCompsognathusFeb-06-2014 5:52 PMGreat fight! Was rooting for Carnotaurus, but whatever. Maybe if the smaller brother had done more than just whimper, it would have been a different outcome. Like how the Carnotaurs were similar to cheetahs in behavior.
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Primal King
MemberCompsognathusFeb-06-2014 5:53 PM@Mr. Happy, nope it was about 40-42 ft long and 4 tons. This Acrocanthosaur in the fight must be a large individual
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Lord Vader
MemberTyrannosaurus RexFeb-06-2014 5:58 PMOk. I honestly thought it was bigger, oh well.
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Primal King
MemberCompsognathusFeb-06-2014 6:03 PMStill big though! 4 tons and 40 ft long still counts as a giant predator! Just because it wasn't Spino or Rex sized doesn't mean it was small by any means!
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Co-AdminMemberCompsognathusFeb-06-2014 6:03 PMGreat stuff! thanks!
Lord Vader
MemberTyrannosaurus RexFeb-06-2014 6:06 PMI know, but the minumum I'm going with is just over 5.5 tons for DD9097LS.
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Carnosaur
MemberCompsognathusFeb-06-2014 6:22 PMthe largest is 11.5 meters long, i think that's fran. Personally, i think it got as large as 13 meters and 6 tons
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Primal King
MemberCompsognathusFeb-06-2014 6:26 PMI think 13 meters is plausible, and maybe even likely but I think 6 tons is a little much. 4-5 tons tops in my opinion.
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MemberCompsognathusFeb-06-2014 8:19 PMMy guy won finally.
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MemberCompsognathusFeb-07-2014 5:09 AMI think that Acro was abot 3-5 tons in weight, since it was a fairly light-weight Theropod, because it relied more on agility than sheer force, but it was still extremely large.
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Jezza
MemberCompsognathusFeb-21-2014 1:48 AMGreat fight.
Though I think Acro was more around 6-7 tons, from what I've studied.
Youre fat, and I'm not sugarcoating it cause you'd probably eat that too.
Carnosaur
MemberCompsognathusFeb-21-2014 5:26 PMthose are the upper estimates, yes. But say for an average, 5 tons is basically correct
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MemberCompsognathusFeb-21-2014 7:36 PMI've seen estimates as low as 2.5 tons and as high as 7 tons. I always placed it at 11-12 meters long and 3-4 tons on the average. Smll individuals were probably close to 10 meters long and 2.5 tons and the max for me is about 12.5 meters and 5 tons or so.