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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 14, 2014 17:08:23 GMT
Allosaurus fragilis
Megaraptor namunhuaiquii
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Post by thesporerex on Feb 14, 2014 19:10:22 GMT
Its a draw imo
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 14, 2014 19:29:40 GMT
Both have very efficient arms, but Allosaurus fragilis has a stockier skull. Allosaurus fragilis is probably superior in the biting department, though that's hard to tell since they use their bites differently.
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Post by Allosaurus on Feb 14, 2014 19:35:15 GMT
they are both basically the same size and are very similar in weaponry. this is a 50/50 fight imo.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 14, 2014 19:43:10 GMT
Tyrannosaurus rex compared to Megaraptor namunhuaiquii. I would favour Allosaurus here, but only by a slight edge. Also, here is a M. namunhuaiquii claw: This is pretty close, but I am leaning towards Allosaurus fragilis.
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Post by themechabaryonyx789 on Feb 14, 2014 20:06:04 GMT
That is a pretty impressive claw, I can imagine it being very useful for slashing and tearing.
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Post by themechabaryonyx789 on Feb 14, 2014 20:06:44 GMT
Tyrannosaurus rex compared to Megaraptor namunhuaiquii. I would favour Allosaurus here, but only by a slight edge. Also, here is a M. namunhuaiquii claw: This is pretty close, but I am leaning towards Allosaurus fragilis. Those skeletals are rather outdated.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 14, 2014 20:08:21 GMT
You must take into account how much it would weigh for slashing. It doesn't look very heavy, and if we knew the acceleration and speed for a swipe, we'd be able to calculate the impact force. The arm also isn't that heavy to generate enough kinetic energy to cause severe damage, so I see it as a grappling tool rather than a highly-effective slashing weapon.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 14, 2014 20:11:12 GMT
Those skeletals are rather outdated. For first, we don't have an actual Megaraptor namunhuaiquii skeletal reconstruction that I am aware of, and the Tyrannosaurus rex skeletal is outdated. The comparison itself isn't bad.
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Post by themechabaryonyx789 on Feb 14, 2014 20:17:42 GMT
Those skeletals are rather outdated. For first, we don't have an actual Megaraptor namunhuaiquii skeletal reconstruction that I am aware of, and the Tyrannosaurus rex skeletal is outdated. The comparison itself isn't bad. It is not a particularly good comparison since the Megaraptor in the image is bending down, whereas the Tyrannosaurus is upright. Also the Megaraptor appears to have an unusually shallow torso, unless that is its actual anatomy which I don't really know.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 14, 2014 20:26:25 GMT
For first, we don't have an actual Megaraptor namunhuaiquii skeletal reconstruction that I am aware of, and the Tyrannosaurus rex skeletal is outdated. The comparison itself isn't bad. It is not a particularly good comparison since the Megaraptor in the image is bending down, whereas the Tyrannosaurus is upright. Also the Megaraptor appears to have an unusually shallow torso, unless that is its actual anatomy which I don't really know. It is pretty good, it is bending down but you can clearly have an idea of its size, unless you want to measure it along the curves (that is why making bent tails is quite wrong, since it's hard to measure along the curves). Moreover, there aren't many other good images that could be used. The picture is based on a related taxa, which is Australovenator wintonensis. Aerosteon riocoloradense is more closely related, but still fair enough. We don't have many remains on Megaraptor namunhuaiquii by the way, another reason why a related taxa's silhouette was used.
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Post by thesporerex on Feb 14, 2014 20:37:25 GMT
Its not outdated, its the skeletal of AMNH 5027.
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Post by thesporerex on Feb 14, 2014 20:43:00 GMT
Both have very efficient arms, but Allosaurus fragilis has a stockier skull. Allosaurus fragilis is probably superior in the biting department, though that's hard to tell since they use their bites differently. Umm... We only have a part of the lower jaw of Megaraptor we know bugger all about its bite. Its in the family of Neovenatoridae though
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 14, 2014 20:45:29 GMT
Both have very efficient arms, but Allosaurus fragilis has a stockier skull. Allosaurus fragilis is probably superior in the biting department, though that's hard to tell since they use their bites differently. Umm... We only have a part of the lower jaw of Megaraptor we know bugger all about its bite. Its in the family of Neovenatoridae though I know, but we can base it off related taxa.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 14, 2014 20:46:29 GMT
Its not outdated, its the skeletal of AMNH 5027. Oops, mistook it for the old skeletal.
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