Strength of theropod arms

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Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-09-2014 5:00 AM

teropodslike saurophaganax,t.rex,giganotosaurus,spinosaurs utahraptor

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Hiphopananomus

MemberCompsognathusAug-09-2014 5:18 AM

Well T.rex arms I now can lift 450 lbs, not sure about the rest.

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Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-09-2014 5:21 AM

That seems fairly weak for his size

lxlplictz

MemberCompsognathusAug-09-2014 8:20 AM

Actually the trex arms are quite strong, for the size of the arm! Not weak like most people say, but still useless in combat. (I think)

Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-09-2014 8:40 AM

true, but i mean for his overall body mass

You're reading this the wrong way. Tyrannosaurus' arms are quite powerful for the size of them, not his overall size. You can't compare arm strength to size. Gorillas would be the same way, having weak arms for their size, yet we know they have very strong forearms. Does that make sense?

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Tyrant king

MemberCompsognathusAug-09-2014 10:03 AM

ya,so i guess most heropod hads had strong arms?

Rex Fan 684

MemberCompsognathusAug-09-2014 10:30 AM

Except for the abelisaurs. Plus raptors. Their arms are kind of skinny.

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Carnosaur

MemberCompsognathusAug-09-2014 12:27 PM

^ tipped with pretty lethal looking claws though. The arms of most abelisaur species were vestigial or pretty close, with the exception of one or two

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Rex Fan 684

MemberCompsognathusAug-09-2014 12:31 PM

Didn't say raptor arms weren't dangerous, just not that strong ;)

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Carnosaur

MemberCompsognathusAug-09-2014 12:37 PM

oh no, they were like toothpicks compared ti carcharodontosaurus

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Rex Fan 684

MemberCompsognathusAug-09-2014 12:41 PM

I know right! I mean look at these things, lol...

(still some nasty claws)

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