Cretaceous Carnage #6
Carnosaur
MemberCompsognathusSeptember 01, 20149232 Views91 RepliesHaven't really been active, had to deal with some things. I'll work on the fights i owe to this and the Godzilla forum tonights, probably..
So anyways, let's begin.
Daspletosaurus
Daspletosaurusis a genus of tyrannosaurid that lived in western North America between 77 and 74 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period. Fossils of the only named species (D. torosus) were found in Alberta, although other possible species from Alberta and Montana await description. Including these undescribed species makes Daspletosaurus the most species-rich genus of tyrannosaur.Daspletosaurus is closely related to the much larger and more recent Tyrannosaurus. Like most known tyrannosaurids, it was a multi-tonnebipedal predator equipped with dozens of large, sharp teeth. Daspletosaurus had the small forelimbs typical of tyrannosaurids, although they were proportionately longer than in other genera. While very large by the standard of modern predators, Daspletosaurus was not the largest tyrannosaurid. Adults could reach a length of 8–9 meters (26–30 ft) from snout to tail. Mass estimates have centered around 2.5 tonnes(2.75 short tons)
Therizinosaurus
Therizinosaurus is agenus of very large theropod dinosaurs.Therizinosaurus comprises the single species (T. cheloniformis), which lived in the late CretaceousPeriod (late Campanian-early Maastrichtianstages, around 70 million years ago), and was one of the last and largest representatives of its unique group, the Therizinosauria. Fossils of this species were first discovered in Mongolia and were originally thought to belong to a turtle-like reptile (hence the species name, T. cheloniformis– "turtle-formed"). It is known only from a few bones, including gigantic hand claws, from which it gets its name. Though the fossil remains of Therizinosaurus are incomplete, inferences can be made about their physical characteristics based on related therizinosaurids. Like other members of their family, Therizinosaurus probably had small skulls atop long necks, with bipedal gaits and heavy, deep, broad bodies (as evidenced by the wide pelvis of other therizinosaurids). Their forelimbs may have reached lengths of up to 2.5 metres (8 feet) or even 3.5 metres (11 feet) in the largest known specimen. In 2010 Gregory S. Paul estimated the maximum size of Therizinosaurus at 10 metres (33 ft) in length and five tonnes in weight
Nature doesn't deceive us; it is we who deceive ourselves.
Well, looks like I'm late to the party. Anyway, I highly doubt a daspletosaurus could get to the neck of a therizino for a multitude of reasons, the main one being perfectly displayed in these pictures:
As you can see, little das was just tall enough to try and bit therizinosaurus in the chest, and immediately get decapitated.
Now, onto the effectiveness of its claws...
Sure, in this picture they look rather thin and ineffective for self-defense... But this is just a picture. Let's look at the real claws:
Well now, that's a heck of a lot thicker. Plus, as was mentioned earlier, these would be covered in keratin, making them even stonger than they already are. So, as I have demonstrated, these things should not be taken lightly.
Now, onto daspletosaurus, was it really equipped to take on therizinosaurs? Yes! But not any nearly as large as therizinosaurus. The closest thing to a therizinosaurus that das may have encountered is nothronychus, but it is only a fraction of the size of therizinosaurus (3-3.6m tall and 4.5-6m long compared to theri's 5-6m tall and 9-10m long), and with far less dangerous claws.
So, taking this into account, 75-25 in favor of therizinosaurus.
Here, have a waffle (-'.')-#
