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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 15, 2014 12:54:30 GMT
Albertosaurus sarcophagus
Daspletosaurus torosus
Albertosaurus vs Daspletosaurus
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Post by thesporerex on Feb 15, 2014 13:01:16 GMT
I would say this is a close draw, you could argue for either one having a slight advantage. Daspletosaurus has bulk and power behind it while albertosaurus has size and agility. Whoever gets the first good bite wins.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 15, 2014 13:04:55 GMT
Agility is pretty useful, since the dinosaur can perform a faster hit, and that means more kinetic energy. With that, it can actually generate more power upon impact, ince both are at the same size. I wouldn't say that gives it a good advantage, but its overall agility does give it an edge. Its foe, Daspletosaurus torosus, despite powerful, won't be far more powerful than Albertosaurus sarcophagus.
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Post by thesporerex on Feb 15, 2014 13:09:22 GMT
Yes but even if these advantages are not great they help in battle. Suprisingly daspletosaurus isn't the miniture T. rex that people imagine. Its skull and bulk don't really overshadow other robust Tyrannosaurinae at all.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 15, 2014 13:20:35 GMT
Those are small advantages, so they also influence very little on the battle. Since both are around the same size (both in mass and dimensionally), and according to yourself Daspletosaurus torosus is more robust, I'd say it has less rotational inertia. That means it is actually MORE agile than its foe, and would be hard to outflank, but would probably outflank Albertosaurus sarcophagus. I am now leaning towards D. torosus.
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Post by thesporerex on Feb 15, 2014 13:29:20 GMT
They are not little but not great, they add up significantly in the tide of the battle though. Also with Albertosaurus having a more agile build and much longer legs. And considering Daspletosaurus has a smaller leg to body ratio of most Tyrannosaurids. And with Albertosaurus being a taller and longer it would probably look larger dimensionally.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 15, 2014 13:31:19 GMT
They are around the same in axial length, and rotational inertia is a good factor for agility (and the reason why Ceratopsians are more agile than Theropods)
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Post by Allosaurus on Feb 16, 2014 2:01:13 GMT
this is really close, but i would give the edge to daspletosaurus due to its bulkier build.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 16, 2014 12:12:48 GMT
I agree, it has a more compact body, thus having less rotational inertia (although the fact both are tyrannosaurids with heavy heads means both still have quite a lot of rotational inertia), so its foe won't be able to outflank it as easily as getting outflanked by Daspletosaurus torosus.
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Post by themechabaryonyx789 on Feb 16, 2014 12:53:22 GMT
Daspletosaurus doesn't look that robust in comparison to Allosaurus, so I can't imagine it being significantly bulkier than Albertosaurus.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 16, 2014 13:07:50 GMT
Mecha, we are comparing how compact they are. Daspletosaurus torosus has a more compact body, and even though it isn't a significant difference, it DOES give it the edge. Here's Gregory Paul's Albertosaurus sarcophagus, by the way:
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Post by themechabaryonyx789 on Feb 16, 2014 13:33:02 GMT
Mecha, we are comparing how compact they are. Daspletosaurus torosus has a more compact body, and even though it isn't a significant difference, it DOES give it the edge. Here's Gregory Paul's Albertosaurus sarcophagus, by the way: I know.
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Post by thesporerex on Feb 16, 2014 13:43:08 GMT
That daspletosaurus skeletal is skin wrapped so its just skin on bones no muscle. I think the albertosaurus is too.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Feb 16, 2014 13:51:45 GMT
The Albertosaurus sarcophagus skeletal by Gregory Paul does seem to have a gastrocnemius, so I think it isn't.
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Post by thesporerex on Feb 16, 2014 13:59:13 GMT
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