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If Certosaurus were alive in North America today?
Topic Started: Jul 10 2012, 09:41 PM (4,247 Views)
DinosaurMichael
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So I was just wondering, but let's just say if Ceratosaurus were alive today in North America. How well do you see Ceratosaurus being able to survive.

In my opinion it would survive. It be the top predator in North America. It would probably dominate Wolf Packs and Bears over kills. It would also prey on Deer and other herbivores. That's how I see it happening. Then again maybe Ceratosaurus would only survive in the southern United States and Mexico, where there's no snow in the Winter, but would still be enough animals for it to prey on.

What about you guys? What do yout hink. Would it survive or not and if so or not. How would it or why wouldn't it.

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Edited by DinosaurMichael, Jul 11 2012, 03:21 AM.
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Jinfengopteryx
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DinosaurMichael
Jul 12 2012, 05:39 AM
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Jul 12 2012, 05:29 AM
This is ridiculous. No offense DinoMike, but how can you say "oh we'll I still think it would regardless" when every single shred of evidence is against it surviving! Ursus is right, it would be simply incapable of surviving! It would not be able to catch prey and even if it could there wouldn't be enough. In addition, humans would capture or kill EVERY SINGLE ONE!!! The Jesus freaks would have a field day killing those "ungodly" creatures! The only places it would be able to survive (assuming it could catch modern prey, which it couldn't) would be on open land in the south, where the hillbillies and shotgun toting god-fearing ranchers would be so royally pissed off at the scientists who brought them back the rest of dogmatic America would turn into a complete theocracy (which it might do if Romney gets elected) and we'd have our very own Spanish Inquisition! The implications of such a break from conceivable reality would be enormous, and not just for the scientific realm.
Well now that I think about it. You're pretty much right. I just thought that if it wasn't anywhere there were fungi, viruses and other stuff. It would survive. I mean viruses isn't all over the air or anything is it?
Well any animal has viruses on it, but they're harmless for it, cause it's immune system is adapted to them. If Cerato eats such an animal or is in it's near, it would be killed by these bacteria.
Edited by Jinfengopteryx, Jul 12 2012, 06:04 AM.
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Jul 11 2012, 11:59 AM
Imagine 10 Wolves fought a Ceratosaurus. Then, 1 Allosaurus fought a Ceratosaurus. Who would do better? The Wolves. They are fast enough to move around the Ceratosaurus and can make enough damage to kill it. They are great team hunters too. A Ceratosaurus just won't risk it IMO.
Show me evidence that Ceratosaurs were solitary!
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Jul 12 2012, 06:03 AM
DinosaurMichael
Jul 12 2012, 05:39 AM
Rashido
Jul 12 2012, 05:29 AM
This is ridiculous. No offense DinoMike, but how can you say "oh we'll I still think it would regardless" when every single shred of evidence is against it surviving! Ursus is right, it would be simply incapable of surviving! It would not be able to catch prey and even if it could there wouldn't be enough. In addition, humans would capture or kill EVERY SINGLE ONE!!! The Jesus freaks would have a field day killing those "ungodly" creatures! The only places it would be able to survive (assuming it could catch modern prey, which it couldn't) would be on open land in the south, where the hillbillies and shotgun toting god-fearing ranchers would be so royally pissed off at the scientists who brought them back the rest of dogmatic America would turn into a complete theocracy (which it might do if Romney gets elected) and we'd have our very own Spanish Inquisition! The implications of such a break from conceivable reality would be enormous, and not just for the scientific realm.
Well now that I think about it. You're pretty much right. I just thought that if it wasn't anywhere there were fungi, viruses and other stuff. It would survive. I mean viruses isn't all over the air or anything is it?
Well any animal has viruses on it, but they're harmless for it, cause it's immune system is adapted to them. If Cerato eats such an animal or is in it's near, it would be killed by these bacteria.
Got a point there. I've changed my mind. Ceratosaurus probably wouldn't survive today then.
Edited by DinosaurMichael, Jul 12 2012, 10:03 AM.
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Jul 12 2012, 06:03 AM
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Jul 11 2012, 11:59 AM
Imagine 10 Wolves fought a Ceratosaurus. Then, 1 Allosaurus fought a Ceratosaurus. Who would do better? The Wolves. They are fast enough to move around the Ceratosaurus and can make enough damage to kill it. They are great team hunters too. A Ceratosaurus just won't risk it IMO.
Show me evidence that Ceratosaurs were solitary!
Do we have evidence that Ceratosaurus lived in pairs?
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DinosaurMichael
Jul 12 2012, 05:47 AM
Do you suppose this thread should be locked? If so one of the Admins can go ahead and do it.
OK.
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