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Protoceratops andrewsi 1 (33.3%)
Velociraptor mongoliensis 2 (66.7%)
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Protoceratops andrewsi v Velociraptor mongoliensis
Topic Started: Jan 6 2012, 08:43 PM (9,973 Views)
Taipan
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Velociraptor mongoliensis
Velociraptor ( /vɨˈlɒsɨræptər/; meaning 'swift seizer')[1] is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that existed approximately 75 to 71 million years ago during the later part of the Cretaceous Period. Two species are currently recognized, although others have been assigned in the past. The type species is V. mongoliensis; fossils of this species have been discovered in Mongolia. Smaller than other dromaeosaurids like Deinonychus and Achillobator, Velociraptor nevertheless shared many of the same anatomical features. It was a bipedal, feathered carnivore with a long, stiffened tail and an enlarged sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot, which is thought to have been used to kill its prey. Velociraptor can be distinguished from other dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout. Velociraptor was a mid-sized dromaeosaurid, with adults measuring up to 2.07 m (6.8 ft) long, 0.5 m (1.6 ft) high at the hip, and weighing up to 15 kg (33 lb). The skull, which grew up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long, was uniquely up-curved, concave on the upper surface and convex on the lower. The jaws were lined with 26–28 widely spaced teeth on each side, each more strongly serrated on the back edge than the front—possibly an adaptation that improved its ability to catch and hold fast-moving prey.

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Protoceratops andrewsi
Protoceratops ( /ˌproʊtoʊˈsɛrətɒps/; from Greek proto-/πρωτο- "first", cerat-/κερατ- "horn" and -ops/-ωψ "face", meaning "First Horned Face") is a genus of sheep-sized (1.5 to 2 m long) herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaur, from the Upper Cretaceous Period (Campanian stage) of what is now Mongolia. It was a member of the Protoceratopsidae, a group of early horned dinosaurs. Unlike later ceratopsians, however, it was a much smaller creature that lacked well-developed horns and retained some primitive traits not seen in later genera. Protoceratops had a large neck frill, which may have served to protect the neck, to anchor jaw muscles, to impress other members of the species, or combinations of these functions. Described by Walter Granger and W.K. Gregory in 1923, Protoceratops was initially believed to be an ancestor of the North American ceratopsians. Protoceratops was approximately 1.8 meters (6 ft) in length and 0.6 meters (2 ft) high at the shoulder. A fully grown adult would have weighed less than 400 pounds (180 kg). The large numbers of specimens found in high concentration suggest that Protoceratops lived in herds.

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Wolf Eagle
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I'm going with the Protoceratops. Even though the raptor is an efficient killer, the Protoceratops weighs much more and can easily injure the raptor with a head-butt.
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I see this being an equal match up.
Edited by FireEel, Jan 7 2012, 10:59 PM.
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protoceratops. I would go with velociraptor if there was more of them
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ShadowPredator
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Protoceratops
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Megafelis Fatalis
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Protoceratops wins easily IMO
Mismatch, 15kg v 180kg
1 on 1, Protoceratops would crush Velociraptor's bones easily.
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I think a protoceratops could even kill a deinonychus, nevermind a smaller, narrower skulled velociraptor
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Sicilianu
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It seems that no one is familiar with the fighting dinosaurs fossil. In this fossil, the velociraptor most certainly kills the protoceratops. It has its sickle claw in the throat, and most likely jugular, of the protoceratops. The only thing the protoceratops managed to do was bite the arm, probably breaking it.

Now, it may have not been a full grown protoceratops, and if this match-up is at max weights, then I would agree that more often than not, the raptor gets killed. I do disagree though that the raptor has no chance. Fossil evidence clearly proves otherwise.
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ShadowPredator
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I don't think anyone so far has said the raptor has no chance
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Sicilianu
Jan 22 2012, 02:33 AM
It seems that no one is familiar with the fighting dinosaurs fossil. In this fossil, the velociraptor most certainly kills the protoceratops. It has its sickle claw in the throat, and most likely jugular, of the protoceratops. The only thing the protoceratops managed to do was bite the arm, probably breaking it.

Now, it may have not been a full grown protoceratops, and if this match-up is at max weights, then I would agree that more often than not, the raptor gets killed. I do disagree though that the raptor has no chance. Fossil evidence clearly proves otherwise.
Now who ever said the raptor "won" that fight anyway? It was a suggestion, as convincing a suggestion as Protoceratops pinning the Velociraptor in a neutral position. There's no evidence that the Velociraptor "kills" its opponent.
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SameerPrehistorica
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Jan 7 2012, 04:09 AM
I'm going with the Protoceratops. Even though the raptor is an efficient killer, the Protoceratops weighs much more and can easily injure the raptor with a head-butt.
That's right.. Protoceratops wins.But packs of Velociraptor can beat it. Well this is common to mention about packs of any big theropod bringing down a huge Sauropod.
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Adult Protoceratops would win quite easily against one velociraptor. Raptors hunted mainly young or sick individuals.
Edited by 7Alx, Jan 22 2012, 11:06 PM.
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protoceratops beats the turkey size predator
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Sicilianu
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I guess you consider a claw to the jugular not evidence enough....
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