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Iguanodon v Baryonyx
Topic Started: May 13 2012, 04:06 PM (7,457 Views)
Taipan
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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 2.60–2.75 m (8 ft 6 in–9 ft 0.3 in) tall, 9.5 m (31 ft) long, and weighed in the region of 1,700–2,700 kg (3,700–6,000 lb). However, analysis of the bones suggests that the most complete specimen was not yet fully grown, so Baryonyx may have grown even larger.

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Iguanodon bernissartensis
Iguanodon ( /ɪˈɡwɑːnədɒn/ i-gwah-nə-don; meaning "iguana-tooth") is a genus of ornithopod dinosaur that lived roughly halfway between the first of the swift bipedal hypsilophodontids and the ornithopods' culmination in the duck-billed dinosaurs. Many species of Iguanodon have been named, dating from the Kimmeridgian age of the Late Jurassic Period to the Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous Period from Asia, Europe, and North America. However, research in the first decade of the 21st century suggests that there is only one well-substantiated species: I. bernissartensis, that lived from the late Barremian to the earliest Aptian ages (Early Cretaceous) in Europe, between about 126 and 125 million years ago. Iguanodon's most distinctive features were its large thumb spikes, which were possibly used for defence against predators, combined with long prehensile fifth fingers able to forage for food. Iguanodon were bulky herbivores that could shift from bipedality to quadrupedality. The only well-supported species, I. bernissartensis, is estimated to have weighed about 3 tonnes (3.5 tons) on average, and measured about 10 metres long (33 ft) as an adult, with some specimens possibly as long as 13 metres (43 ft). These animals had large, tall but narrow skulls, with toothless beaks probably covered with keratin, and teeth like those of iguanas, but much larger and more closely packed.

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Baryonyx vs Iguanodon
Edited by Taipan, May 18 2013, 05:31 PM.
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I think the iguanodon remains in baryonyx stomach where either from scavenging, or a juvenile. there is no way Barynonyx would hunt an elephant sized, bulky and powerful herbivore. It would have a hard time doing sufficient damage with it´s relatively thin jaws, while the herbivore has to power to kill it with either it´s thumbclaws or it´s sheer weight
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Iguanodon wins due to large size advantage. I know there were iguanodon remains inside a baryonyx, but that was likely a juvenile iguanodon, or it was just scavenging on its carcass. Baryonyx was not well equipped for attacking much larger prey, as iguanodon could easily overpower the much smaller spinosaurid, knocking it over and breaking its bones or else inflict gashes with its thumb spikes.
Edited by Carcharadon, Jan 1 2014, 02:06 AM.
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Dracorex128
May 14 2012, 12:03 AM
theropod
May 13 2012, 05:40 PM
I think a 10m iguanodon would have weighed more than 3t.
Imo iguanodon would win because of it´s size and strenght advantage.
Sorry, I'm gonna have to go with Baryonx on this. There have been fossilized remains of Iguanodon in Baryonxs stomach.
That was not a full grown, also this isn't represantative, only because one animal won once, it doesn't mean it will win in more than 50% of all battles.-.-
Here I go with Iguanodon, I don't think that's the prey Baryonyx is adapted on.
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Iguanodon wins, it has a major size and strength advantage, it can simply knock down and maul the Baryonyx to death
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If the 13-meter maximum size for Iguanodon is correct, then it would have a maximum mass of approximately 6.6 tonnes based on a 10-meter, 3-tonne specimen

That Iguanodon would absolutely demolish Baryonyx...
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Aug 22 2012, 06:26 AM
theropod
May 13 2012, 05:40 PM
I think a 10m iguanodon would have weighed more than 3t.
Imo iguanodon would win because of it´s size and strenght advantage.
There is no way that iguanadon is stronger than baryonyx. Iguanadon was designed for eating plants, baryonyx is designed to eat fish and other dinosaurs. So of cause baryonyx is stronger, no doubt.
So I was gone for 3 days, and then people started making retarded posts like that!!!!???

A Turiasaurus(a 40-48 tonne sauropod) eats plants, while a Velociraptor(a 15-kilogram dromaeosaurid) eats meat. By your logic the Velociraptor would be stronger, but it isn't. Anyone who knows well about dinosaurs, with a brain would know that Turiasaurus is obviously much, much stronger.

It doesn't matter what you eat

The factors for strength are body size, build, and muscularity. Things like diet has NO BEARING ON STRENGTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Baryonyx = 8.5 meters long, 1700 kilograms
Iguanodon(average size, in green) = 10 meters long, 3000 kilograms
Iguanodon(maximum size, in red) = 13 meters long, 6591 kilograms(scaled from avg. sized specimen)

LOL at anyone who thinks Baryonyx can win this...
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Edited by Carcharadon, Feb 9 2013, 08:28 AM.
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An adult ~5 ton Iguanodon is too much for a Baryonyx.
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Aug 24 2012, 01:43 AM
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Baryonyx = 8.5 meters long, 1700 kilograms
Iguanodon(average size, in green) = 10 meters long, 3000 kilograms
Iguanodon(maximum size, in red) = 13 meters long, 6591 kilograms(scaled from avg. sized specimen)

LOL at anyone who thinks Baryonyx can win this...
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I smell bias...
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Haha, Bary dosen't stand much of a chance against any Iggy over ~9 meters long
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Admantus
Aug 26 2012, 03:24 AM
brolyeuphyfusion
Aug 24 2012, 01:43 AM
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Baryonyx = 8.5 meters long, 1700 kilograms
Iguanodon(average size, in green) = 10 meters long, 3000 kilograms
Iguanodon(maximum size, in red) = 13 meters long, 6591 kilograms(scaled from avg. sized specimen)

LOL at anyone who thinks Baryonyx can win this...
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I smell bias...
it´s not bias to think that iguanodon would win here
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Dracorex128
May 21 2012, 09:59 PM
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May 21 2012, 09:18 PM
Iguanodon has a major size advantage. It could probably trample the spinosaurid to death.
Baryonyx has that huge claw.
an iguanodon has a huge claws too
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iguanadon win size avantage,weight,more musuclar
baryonyx stronger bite,paws
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paws?
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