Ceratosaurus vs Majungasaurus

A short but sweet one today..

Ceratosaurus

The " Horned Lizard"

Length: 7.5 meters 

Weight: 1.5 tons

 Height: 2.25 meters

Era: Mid Jurassic

Ceratosaurs are like the modern honey badger. Quite ferocious, and will attack anything, even if it much larger. They live primarily on isla nublar, where they hunt stegosaurs and small hadrosaurs. They must constantl'sy fight to keep their kills. Torvosaurus and Giganotosaurus are its main rivals, and ceratosaurs have learned how to fight these much larger opponents. Their population isn't very large, and because of this they must pick and choose their battles.

Magungasaurus

The "Majunga Lizard"

Length: 7 meters

Weight: 2 tons

Height: 1.8 meters

Era: Cretaceous

During its native time period, Majungasaurus was the apex predator. It used its bone crushing bite to take on the sauropod Rapetosaurus, and a variety of smaller plant munchers. On Ingens islands, it's a completely different story. These abelisaurs are common prey for various large bodied carnivores. Notably Eocarcharia, whos diet mainly consists of this animal. The reason for this is not fully understood; more observations by field scientists would need to be conducted. Majungasaurus, despite being a highly preyed upon species, thrives on Nublar.

Here we go...

The Mamenchisaurus annual migration was fully underway on Isla Nublar. The colossal lizards make their way each year to the northern sector of the island; their nesting sites are located there. The adults themselves are almost untouchable, being of gigantic stature. The old, young, and injured however...are fair game. A slew of predators, ranging from miniscule to enormous follow the long necked plant eaters. They systematically pick off the animals, with the largest most aggressive species getting the best cuts. 

For the mid sized carnivores, such as Ceratosaurus and Majungasaurus, the pickings aren't suprisingly slim at all. They take the sub adult and younger animals, who are for whatever reason untouched by the alpha predators.

A Young female Ceratosaurus zeroes in on her target, a Mamenchisaurus of about 6 months. It was almost as large as her, but it was very awkward on its legs. It was straggling behind the rest of the juveniles.

She growled in anticipation, flexing her taloned digits. She darted behind a large rock, keeping her bulky body covered. The element of suprise was crucial in this case, other predators were in the area. Surely, they had their eyes on this straggler.

 It had not yet caught her scent, and was wandering obliviously in her direction. As the neck cleared the corner of the rock, she pounced. Her dagger-like teeth sank into the soft unprotected flesh of the young sauropods' neck, severing the juggular vein and felling the animal like a sack of potatoes. Greedily, she rips open the stomach of the young animal. She gourges herself on the nutrient rich innards, unaware she is being watched.

A male Majungasaurus approaching maturity had witnessed the whole scene. Having no luck of his own, he intended to scare the Ceratosaurus off its fresh kill. He walked up behind the young predator, inflating the pouch on his neck in an attempt to make himself appear larger. The Ceratosaurus turned, issuing a low drawn out hiss. She lowered herself to the ground, angling her jaws for a killing bite if the occasion brought blood shed.

The Abelisaur started to circle around the sauropod corpse and its diner, growling lowly. The Ceratosaurus stood to her full height, stamping her feet into the dusty earth. Slashing at the air with her taloned digits had no effect on the rival predator.

Without warning, the Abelisaur lurched forward. He bit down on the Ceratosaurus' snout with one ton of force, fracturing bone. The female Ceratosaur jerked back, a headsplitting pain erupting in her snout. She slashed at the abelisaur, connecting with its shoulder. Blood spurted from the wound as the Majungasaurus charged once more, ramming his head into the Ceratosaurs chest. He kicked out, his talons digging into her thigh. The blood seeped through the superficial wounds, but he had made his purpose known. He backed away, letting the Ceratosaur get to her feet. 

He issued a roar, a roar that echoed across the dusty plain. The Ceratosaurus bowed her bladed head in submission before walking off to find another source of food. The Majungasaurus ripped at the carcass, roaring once more into the sky. This was his kill now, and no predator would dare take it.

Winner...Majungasaurus!

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