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| Baryonyx v Megalosaurus | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 29 2012, 01:42 PM (126 Views) | |
| Taipan | Jan 29 2012, 01:42 PM Post #1 |
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Baryonyx walkeri Baryonyx was the first carnivorous dinosaur to be discovered in England. It was an unusual theropod with huge foot-long claws on its hands. Most theropods had S-shaped necks, but Baryonyx had a long straight one that was fairly inflexible. The design of its hips and pelvis suggests that it was bipedal for the purposes of walking from place to place. However, its forelimbs were absurdly large for a theropod, suggesting that it also spent much of its time on all fours. It had a long long tail and a low-slung body. Skull & Jaws: The skull was set at an acute angle, not the 90° angle common in similar dinosaurs. The long jaw was distinctly crocodilian, and had 96 teeth, twice as many as its relatives. Sixty-four of the teeth were placed in the lower jaw (mandible), and 32 large ones in the upper (maxilla). The snout probably bore a small but distinctive crest. Baryonyx was about 8.5 m (28 ft) long and weighed in the region of 1,700 kg (3,700 lbs). However, analysis of the bones suggests that the most complete specimen was not yet fully grown, so Baryonyx may have grown even larger.  Megalosaurus bucklandii Megalosaurus (meaning "Great Lizard", from Greek, μεγαλο-/megalo- meaning 'big', 'tall' or 'great' and σαυρος/sauros meaning 'lizard') is a genus of large meat-eating theropod dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic period (Bathonian stage, 166 million years ago) of Europe (Southern England, France, Portugal). It is significant as the first genus of dinosaur (outside of birds) to be described and named. n many ways, Megalosaurus was your garden-variety theropod dinosaur, indistinguishable from a host of other big-headed, large-toothed carnivores of the late Jurassic period. What really sets this predator apart is the fact that it was the first dinosaur ever to be discovered and named: a fossilized femur of Megalosaurus was dug up in England in 1676, but it wasn't until 150 years later--after further discoveries--that it was given its name, Greek for "great lizard," by the early paleontologist William Buckland. About 30 feet long and 1 - 2 tons.  ________________________________________________________________________________
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| ShadowPredator | Jan 29 2012, 01:48 PM Post #2 |
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Thanks for the match taipan; IMO megalosaurus wins, it's bgger stronger and megalosaurids had a more devastating bite than Tyrannosaurs |
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| Hyaenodon | Jan 29 2012, 02:21 PM Post #3 |
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^ My thoughts exactly |
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| SameerPrehistorica | Jan 29 2012, 07:51 PM Post #4 |
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Megalosaurus would win... megalosaurids had a more devastating bite than Tyrannosaurs ?????? |
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| ShadowPredator | Jan 29 2012, 10:48 PM Post #5 |
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Yes Someone posted something about that somewhere, I'll try to find it
Edited by ShadowPredator, Jan 29 2012, 10:49 PM.
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| Wolf Eagle | Jan 30 2012, 07:04 AM Post #6 |
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I'm going with the Megalosaurus here. The picture of the Megalosaurus looks funny though. Lol. |
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| DinosaurMichael | Jan 30 2012, 11:58 AM Post #7 |
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Megalosaurus wins. |
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| ShadowPredator | Jan 30 2012, 01:40 PM Post #8 |
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True dat |
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| tigerkid | Jan 30 2012, 05:32 PM Post #9 |
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I am going with megalosaurus but it wont be easy. |
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