Tuojiangosaurus vs Gorgosaurus

Tuojiangosaurus

The "Tuo River Lizard"

Length: 7 meters

Weight: 4 tons

Height: 1.8 meters

Era: Jurassic

An animal well adapted to take care of itself, Tuojiangosaurus are solitary animals. This is a peculiar behavior for stegosaurs, who regularly roam in herds of up to 40 individuals or more. It was noted that this animal behaves more like an ankylosaur rather then its plated kin. These vegitarians do not possess the razor sharp intelligience of the dromaeosaurs either. One was seen putting its thagomizer through a sycamore tree when the birds on the highest branches tweeted their usual morning tune.

Gorgosaurus

The "Fierce Lizard"

Length: 8.5 meters

Weight: 2.5 tons

Height: 3 meters

Era: mid Cretaceous

 Although often overshadowed by it's larger cousins, Gorgosaurus is still an impressive animal. A fast, mid-sized tyrannosaur that has an unusual killing method. It bites the neck, holds the prey animal in place, and kicks at the body, snapping the neck. They usually hunt hadrosaurs but have been obseved stalking ornithomimids.  males are typically smaller, and have a small amout of red feathers on the back of the neck and on the arms.

Here we go..

The Cavernous Anterian rainforest canopy swallowed every ray of sun that tried to etch through the imprssively tall Sequioas. The forest floor was a blanket of black, the fertile soils dotted with the fallen leaves; and the wihtered husks of young trees that did not make it to maturity. For Herbivores, this forest oasis carried a county of pure nutrients. The other side of the coin? predators of almost every shape and size abounded here.

The skeletons of unfortunate animals were scattered precariously around the forest floor, painting a story of pain and horror.

The Tuojiangosaurus bull noted a sauroposeidon skeleton as he guided his bulky body between the trees. The incessant droning of the insects rang in his ears louder then anything else. It was a sound that had haunted the rainforests of Nublar since time began.

He shook his small birdlike head in irritation. The sweet smell of mango rang true in his snout though, and this all but blocked the crawling sensation in his skin to cease. He came upon a small group of fallen mangoes, split open from their fall from the heavens. With his dull beak, he picked up the small fruit with ease. The juices running down his throat gave him a sort of revitalization as he picked up another.

Danger was nearby, in the form of a female Gorgosaurus. Her jaws stained with the blood of a Dryosaurus she had slaughtered not minutes before, yet the small ornithopod had not satiated her hunger. She had stumbled upon the stegosaur by pure coincidence, but now she was formulating an attack strategy. She lowered herself in anticipation, her tiny two fingered hands grasping in anticipation of a kill. Her jaws dripped with saliva.

Her padded feet silenced her approach as she approached the prehistoric porcupine from the side.

The Stegosaur had only registered something was watching him when the theropod began her assault. She rushed from the right side, and bit down on one of the largest back plates she could reach. The unexpected attack and added weight of the Gorgosaurus made the Tuojiangosaurus teeter precariously for a brief moment, but he was back on all force and ready to defend himself. He lurched his weight towards the voracious carnivore, forcing her to loose her grip. Her bone crushing jaws took part of the plate off, crushing it like a blood filled cookie. The feeling of his own blood running down his back unnerved the heavily armed herbivore a great deal.

Frightened beyond all common sense, the stegosaur began to instictively swing his spiked tail. He kept his eyes on the carnivore, pivoting to face her when she began to circle. 

She began to close the distance between her and her intended dinner, lunging out every so often and snapping her jaws shut. Her eyes remained locked on the herbivores, waiting for any lapse in concentration. That's when she would kill.

The Tyrannosaur backed into the trees, her eyes still locked with those of her intended prey. Panicked the Tuojiangosaurus began to twist his head in every direction. He lowered himself to the ground, making an attack on his underbelly impossible. He could sense the predator in the area, yet could not pinpoint where she was.

The attack came from the left. There was no sound.

The Tyrannosaur burst through a grove of young sycamores, her jaws agape and ready to end the stegosaurs life. 

He had no time to swing his thagomizer as the Gorgosaurus bit down on his front right leg. Her multi ton bite force crushing his femur with ease.

The stegosaur bellowed in agony, desperately attempting to yank his leg from the bear trap jaws. 

With a bizarre half jump, half spring the stegosaur pushed forward. He took the Tyrannosaur with him, sending her to the ground. He tried to crush the tyrant lizard, but it was too agile. She had gotten to her feet in a matter of seconds, and was now poised for another attack. The Stegosaur stood defiantly, his left side now facing the massive theropod. She stood watching for a moment, then ran at the herbivore like a bat out of hell.

The next few seconds appeared to happen in slow motion, the enormous jaws driving right at him, the stegosaur thrashed his violently in its direction. His weight lifted off the ground with the sheer ferocity he used. He watched as the lethal thirteen inch tail spikes penetrated the Tyrannosaurs neck, passing through the muscle and bone with ease.

She clawed pathetically at the air as the Thagomizer was quickly ripped out of her neck. The tyrannosaur hit the ground, coughing up blood as she lay on the rich soils. The stegosaur turned to leave, bellowing in hopes others of his species were in the area.

Winner...Tuojiangosaurus!

Tyrannosaurs weren't adept at hunting stegosaurs, and this one learned that the hard way.