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Dromaeosaurus v Velociraptor
Topic Started: May 14 2012, 06:18 PM (8,603 Views)
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Dromaeosaurus albertensis
Dromaeosaurus (play /ˌdrɒmiːɵˈsɔrəs/) was a genus of theropod dinosaur which lived during the Late Cretaceous period (middle late Campanian), sometime between 76.5 and 74.8 million years ago, in the western United States and Alberta, Canada. The name means 'running lizard'. Dromaeosaurus was a small carnivore, about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in length and 15 kg (33 lb) in weight. Its mouth was full of sharp teeth, and it had a sharp "sickle claw" on each foot. It lived during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, however, some fragmentary remains such as teeth which may belong to this genus have been found from the late Maastrichtian age Lance and Hell Creek Formations, dating to 65.5 million years ago. Dromaeosaurus had a relatively robust skull with a deep snout. Its teeth were rather large and it had only nine of them in the maxilla. In Dromaeosaurus albertensis, a vein at the back of the head, the vena capitis dorsalis, drains the front neck muscles through two long canals running to the posterior surface of the brain.

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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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Dromaeosaurus vs Velociraptor
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50/50 they are same size, same body plan, same intelligence, same agillity and same type of prey.
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This is basically leopard vs cheetah. Drom wins due to bigger, stronger jaws.
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50/50 slightly leaning towards Dromaeosaurus since it is more robust.
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There are sites who give a bigger weight for the dromaeosaurus , and i always thought he was a little bigger , no ?
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May 14 2012, 11:05 PM
There are sites who give a bigger weight for the dromaeosaurus , and i always thought he was a little bigger , no ?
Really? I never knew that. That makes me favor Dromaeosaurus more now.
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May 14 2012, 11:05 PM
There are sites who give a bigger weight for the dromaeosaurus , and i always thought he was a little bigger , no ?
oh interesting i thought it was a species that was nearly the same in size and body plan
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Dromaeosaurus is more heavily built and had a skull that was more robust, meaning that it probably had a stronger bite force. It would most likely win.
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I think the drom would win here. It seems to have had deadlier competition which would make it slightly deadlier. Drom 55/45.
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Dromaeosaurus wins 53.5% imo
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May 15 2012, 07:25 PM
I think the drom would win here. It seems to have had deadlier competition which would make it slightly deadlier. Drom 55/45.
i disagree, it would be more likely that a velociraptor which lived in a desert or scrub habitat, would need to fight for it's meals or starve. whereas dromaeosaurus could give up it's meal in order not to risk serious injury or death. velociraptor had serious competiton too, like oviraptorids and trodontids.
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Sep 20 2012, 07:18 PM
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May 15 2012, 07:25 PM
I think the drom would win here. It seems to have had deadlier competition which would make it slightly deadlier. Drom 55/45.
i disagree, it would be more likely that a velociraptor which lived in a desert or scrub habitat, would need to fight for it's meals or starve. whereas dromaeosaurus could give up it's meal in order not to risk serious injury or death. velociraptor had serious competiton too, like oviraptorids and trodontids.
Drom had to deal with things like Tyrannosaurids, & I'm pretty sure it's more robust, too.
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Sep 20 2012, 07:21 PM
Drom had to deal with things like Tyrannosaurids
& I'm pretty sure it's more robust, too.
a pack of drom would be extremely unlikely to even challenge a T.rex.
i do not disagree with that only the other statement.
seeing how you say it's more robust i'd say 55/45 drom
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Dromaeosaurus wins 55%
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Dromaeosaurus wins, it is more robust and maybe stronger
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