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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Mar 6, 2014 16:37:34 GMT
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis
Pentaceratops sernbergii
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis Pentaceratops sternbergii
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Post by rexog90 on Mar 6, 2014 19:04:46 GMT
It would be an interesting fight in my opnion, but Pentaceratops would win at the end, horned herbivores were too well armed, even to big predators.
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Post by Hatzegopteryx on Mar 6, 2014 21:09:02 GMT
The holotype specimen AMNH 6325 has a skull referred to it, SDNHM 43470 has a partial skull, consists of the predentary and elements from the right side of the skull, including a maxillary fragment containing 17 teeth, jugal, quadratojugal, inferior parts of the braincase, nearly complete right squamosal, median and laterial fragments of parietal, pterygoid, quadrate, and parts of the right dentary, SMP VP-1900 has a pelvis with sacrum with possible tooth impressions of Daspletosaurus torosus, AMNH 1622 has the skull lacking the frill, AMNH 1624 has the skull lacking end of frill, AMNH 1625 has the posterior end of the frill, UALP 13342 has the skull lacking the frill, NMMNH P-27468 has a partial skull and associated partial skeleton, SMP VP-1596 has the distal end of a quadrate, possibly partial jugal and fragments of epoccipitals, SMP VP-1488 has a portion of the jugal with an orbital rim, SMP VP-1500 has a nearly complete parietal, incomplete suamosals, jugal and epoccipital, SMP VP-1712 has the left jugal and quadratojugal, and SMP VP-1144 has an axis vertebra. We have quite a lot of material referred to Pentaceratops sternbergii, including skulls. Based on that, we know that the skulls aren't pure speculation, and this is what the skull looks like: Not the most effective horns around, but those can still cause considerable damage. Considering the stockier build of the ceratopsian reduces its rotational inertia, it should be well-able to keep facing its opponent, rather than getting outflanked. I would give it to the ceratopsian.
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