Amphicoelias vs Epanterias (Pack of 6)

A bonus fight for Allotitan, let's size up our competitors!

Amphicoelias:

One of the largest animals to ever roam the Earth, this giant diplodocoid stretched for more then 60 meters and tipped the scales at around a staggering 200 tons! Surely, an animal this gargantuan in scale had little to fear in life...or did it?

meet Epanterias:

A giant Allosaurid from the same time and place as Allosaurus. It was the largest predator in the area, stretching an impressive 13 meters and weighing in at 6 tons. A massive predator at the time; and an enormous one by today's standards. But, would it be able to take on the largest animal to ever walk the earth? Let's take a look at that..

Here A. Fragilimus is shown in scale with Diplodocus Hallorum and D. Carnegii; the two theropods are Torvosaurus(European) and Epanterias Amplexus. They are dwarfed by A. Fragilimus, but what if these gigantic predators hunted in packs? Could they take an adult? well, Let's find out..

North America, 150 million years ago..

The Epanterias pack strode confidently out into the meadow, the alpha male flexed his massively clawed digits in anticipation of a hunt. They had been following the Amphicoelias herd for days, seeking out young or injured individuals. Yet this herd seemed perfectly healthy, all the members were well passed maturity and none seemed disabled by any sort of injury.

It had been a week or so since the last kill these Allosaurids made, and with the youngest ones just reaching sub-adult stature, food was of utter importance. The big male, a dune and charcoal blend coloration looked for a smaller adult to pinpoint. The others were almost identical to him, but their crests weren't the fiery red his was. This status symbol showed this particular male meant business.

And now, He was out for blood. He had picked out his target, a small female that was taking up the back of the herd, her whiplike tail dancing around effortlessly in the breezy jurassic midday sun. From the small grove of conifer trees, two females ran out towards the herd. The reaction was immidiate, the Diplodocids bellowed in panic and picked up their snail like pace. Their pillar shaped legs couldn't move very fast though, so they were at the will of the Allosaurs. The two female cut off the small female Amphicoaelias from the rest of the herd, causing her to fork left and face the predators on the own.

Two more Epanterias joined the Forray, this time another female and the sub adult male. They covered the right, making sure that the sauropod couldn't just run around the other two and escape. The Alpha male and his mate ran parallel to the action, covering the back. The Amphicoelias was now surrounded on all side by blood thirsty killers.

They closed ranks, making the sauropod even more immobile. They watched her intentely, for she was still a formidable creature. Her whiplike tail danced dagerously close tothe Alpha's mate, but she was weary of it. two females from the ront rushed the Sauropods legs, bringing their hatchet jaw down around the knee joint. The amphicoelias didn't buckle under the razor sharp jaws destroying the front layer of skin, yet she bellowed in annoyance and reared. The blood flowed slowly, but it had been drawn. The attack was on.

 The alpha and his mate each took on a back leg, while another female and the sub-adult male attacked the sides. The alpha succeeded in tearing away a large chunk of flesh, exposing the pearly white leg bone. The sauropod seemed to notice very little as she came back down on all fours, shaking the earth for miles. The two females up front slashed the legs with their taloned digits, making gruesome looking wounds even worse. One ran around to the back, swapping spots with the Alphas mate. The predators kept in constant motion. 

That female was going in to assault the back left leg, when the Diplodocids tail came whipping at her like a bullet. The tip caught her jaw when it came blazing in at two hundred/mph, shattering it on impact. She fell to the ground and ceased moving.

The Allosaurs continued their attack, tearing away large amounts of flesh and causing massive blood loss. Yet the Amphicoelias showed no signs of slowing down, whipping her lethal tail around with deadly ease.

The Alpha Epanterias ran around to the sauropods right side, and with all he could muster, leapt up. He raked his claws down the right flank as he tried to climb up the moutaineous sauropod. He couldn't get a good enough grip, but his talons had caused substantial damage around the ribs and abdomen. As he landed on the ground, he looked to the front just in time to see the Sub adult crushed under foot, the sickening crunch of breaking bone resonated in the area.

The other theropods backed away, the attack came to a hault with the death of the youngster. They backed away, returning to the grove of trees. The Amphicoaelias limped away, the massive amounts of traume the allosaurs had given were now taking their toll on her. She limped away, trying to catch up with the herd. The Alpha watched her as she plodded away, knowing they would see her again.

Roughly a week later, the Amphicoelias still had not caught up with her herd. To make matters worse, the Epanterias pack was still following her. Blood loss was taking its toll on her, her pace had gotten substantially slower. She now walked with a substantial limp, the bites had become majorly infected.

And now, they circled around her once more. This time, the launched an all out assault. The alpha and his mate launched themselves from the sides, raking their claws on her vunerable sides. The other two females attacked the front legs. The echoing wail of the sauropod was all she could muster; her life was leaving her quickly. One female scored a lucky bite, bringing her hatchet jaw around the already weakened front right leg, cracking bone and causing the behemoth animal to slump to the Earth. She looked down at the predators and bellowed mournfully. From here, they backed off. 

An hour passed' the sauropod was on its last stand. It whipped its tail around menacingly, but the predators were a safe distance away. Two lay on the grassy meadow terrain, while the others remained standing. Their jaws dripped with anticipation. As the minutes ticked by, and the unrelenting sun was taking its toll, the Amphicoelias slumped lifelessly to the ground. The pakc was on her in seconds,  ripping open the immense stomach cavity and gourging themselves. Her carcass would serve as an enormous feast for weeks to come, for in death she served the areas predators well.

Winner...Epanterias! It took six of them, and two died, but the predators ultimately killed the largest animal to ever exist.

Authors note: Amphicoelias was one of the largest animals to ever exist, an adult would have no natural predators. A large Allosaurid such as "Epanterias" would need to hunt in large packs to even stand a chance, and even then the odds were against the predators. To make the fight a bit more fair, i used a small female individual. And even then, she took two predators with her. No predator by any means wins in a confrontation like this all the time, as herbivorous dinosaurs were quite capable of defending themselves, contrary to popular belief.