The 10 Deadliest Dinosaurs

[Kael]

Here some of the Deadliest Dinosaurs that ever lived !

Giganotosaurus

During the Cretaceous period, the dinosaurs of South America tended to be bigger and fiercer than their counterparts elsewhere on the globe. Exhibit A is Giganotosaurus, an eight- to 10-ton, three-fingered, romping, stomping predator whose remains have been found in close proximity to those of slaughtered Argentinosaurus, one of the biggest dinosaurs ever to walk the earth. The inescapable conclusion: Giganotosaurus was one of the few theropods capable of taking down a full-grown titanosaur adult (or, at least, a more manageable juvenile).

Utahraptor

Deinonychus and Velociraptor get all the press, but for sheer killing ability no raptor was more dangerous that Utahraptor, adult specimens of which weighed almost a ton (compared to 200 pounds, top, for an exceptionally big Deinonychus). With Utahraptor, the characteristic, single curved claws of the raptor family attained "Friday the 13th"-worthy sizes, kind of like the difference between a medieval broadsword and a Swiss army knife.

Weirdly, this giant-sized raptor lived 50 million years before its more famous descendants, which were considerably smaller (but a lot faster).

Tyrannosaurus Rex

We'll never know if Tyrannosaurus Rex was particularly fiercer or scarier than other, less popular tyrannosaurs like Albertosaurus or Alioramus--or even whether it hunted live prey or spent most of its time feasting on already-dead carcasses. Whatever the case, there's no question that T. Rex was a fully functional killing machine when circumstances demanded, with its five- to eight-ton bulk and huge head studded with numerous, sharp teeth.

(You have to admit, though, that its tiny arms lent it a slightly comical appearance.)

Stegosaurus

You might not expect to encounter a small-headed, small-brained plant eater like Stegosaurus on a list of the deadliest dinosaurs--but focus on the other side of this herbivore's body, and you'll see a dangerously spiked tail that could easily bash in the skull of a hungry Allosaurus (slide #9). This thagomizer (so named after a famous Far Side newspaper cartoon) helped to compensate for Stegosaurus' lack of intelligence and speed; one can imagine an imperiled adult flopping down on the ground and swinging its tail wildly in all directions.

Spinosaurus

In roughly the same weight class as Giganotosaurus and Tyrannosaurus Rex, the northern African Spinosaurus was blessed with an additional evolutionary advantage: it's the world's first identified swimming dinosaur. This ten-ton predator spent its day in and around rivers, pinning fish between its massive, crocodile-like jaws and surfacing like a shark to terrorize smaller, landbound dinosaurs. Spinosaurus may even have tangled occasionally with the comparably sized crocodile Sarcosuchus, aka the SuperCroc, surely one of the epic matchups of the middle Cretaceous period.

Majungasaurus

Majungasaurus, once known as Majungatholus, has been dubbed the "cannibal dinosaur" by the press, and even though this may be overstating the case, that doesn't mean this carnivore's reputation is entirely unearned. The discovery of ancient Majungasaurus bones bearing ancient Majungasaurus tooth marks is a good indication that these one-ton theropods preyed on others of their kind (possibly after they were already dead), though they probably spent most of their time terrifying the smaller, quivering dinosaurs of late Cretaceous Africa.

Ankylosaurus

Ankylosaurus was a close relative of Stegosaurus (slide #5), and these dinosaurs repelled their enemies in similar ways. Whereas Stegosaurus had a spiked "thagomizer" on the end of its tail, Ankylosaurus was equipped with a massive, hundred-pound tail club, the late Cretaceous equivalent of a medieval mace. A well-aimed swing of this club could easily break the hind leg of a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex, or even knock out a few of its teeth, though one imagines it may also have been employed in intra-species combat during mating season.

Allosaurus

It can be, well, deadly to speculate about how many individuals existed of a given genus, based solely on fossil remains. But if we agree to make that leap, then Allosaurus was a deadlier predator than the (much later) Tyrannosaurus Rex--numerous fossils of this fierce, strong-jawed, three-ton theropod have been discovered across the western U.S. As deadly as it was, though, Allosaurus wasn't very smart--a group of adults perished at a single quarry in Utah, mired in deep muck as they salivated over already-trapped prey.

Diplodocus

Surely, you must be thinking, Diplodocus doesn't belong on a list of deadly dinosaurs. Diplodocus, that gentle, long-necked plant-eater that so adorably sneezed on Ariana Richards in the first Jurassic Park? Well, the fact is that Diplodocus was also equipped with a slender, 20-foot-long tail that (some paleontologists believe) it could crack like a whip to keep predators like Allosaurus at bay. Of course, this dinosaur (and its fellow sauropods and titanosaurs) could simply squish its enemies flat with a well-placed stomp of its hind foot, but that's much less cinematic.

Troodon

Deadliness isn't always a simple matter of size or armament. Troodon weighed only about 150 pounds (about as much as a full-grown human), and it didn't have particularly sharp or scary-looking teeth. What set this theropod apart was its relatively big brain, compared to other carnivorous dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous period, and its presumed ability to hunt in packs at night (the giveaway is its large eyes).

The bottom line: four or five alert Troodon may well have been equivalent in danger to one full-grown T. Rex.

[icabod Watergoose]

Thanks. Imagry and a briefing on each would be nice addition. To the uneducated me, these are just babble words that when I copy and paste into google, reveals meaning.

[[தமிழண்டா]_Nooby]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Kalas:

Here some of the Deadliest Dinosaurs that ever lived !

Deadly Dinosaur #1 - Giganotosaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #2 - Utahraptor

Deadly Dinosaur #3 - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Deadly Dinosaur #4 - Stegosaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #5 - Spinosaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #6 - Majungasaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #7 - Ankylosaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #8 - Allosaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #9 - Diplodocus

Deadly Dinosaur #10 - Troodon

Giving them a proper order like less to more deadly order would be good.

Please explain their strength and weakness. So its good for us to know more before jumping in game :)

BTW nice work :)

[Kael]

Oprindeligt skrevet af meganoobmind:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Kalas:

Here some of the Deadliest Dinosaurs that ever lived !

Deadly Dinosaur #1 - Giganotosaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #2 - Utahraptor

Deadly Dinosaur #3 - Tyrannosaurus Rex

Deadly Dinosaur #4 - Stegosaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #5 - Spinosaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #6 - Majungasaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #7 - Ankylosaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #8 - Allosaurus

Deadly Dinosaur #9 - Diplodocus

Deadly Dinosaur #10 - Troodon

Giving them a proper order like less to more deadly order would be good.

Please explain their strength and weakness. So its good for us to know more before jumping in game :)

BTW nice work :)

Will do :P

[gab1945]

i think trex could beat a utahraptor

[Nuke2099]

You listed Stego info in with Spino. Also Spino shouldn't even be on the list unless you wanted the most dangerous fisherman.

[Klakteel]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Nuke2099:

You listed Stego info in with Spino. Also Spino shouldn't even be on the list unless you wanted the most dangerous fisherman.

+1

[Nuke2099]

Guess you went with the most dangerous fisherman :)

[PCAwesomeness]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Nuke2099:

You listed Stego info in with Spino. Also Spino shouldn't even be on the list unless you wanted the most dangerous fisherman.

Oprindeligt skrevet af Nuke2099:

Guess you went with the most dangerous fisherman :)

Just because it's a fisher doesn't mean it can't open up a can of butt-whooping on you.

[Spectronom]

Where is Dodo ?

[Nuke2099]

Oprindeligt skrevet af PCAwesomeness:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Nuke2099:

You listed Stego info in with Spino. Also Spino shouldn't even be on the list unless you wanted the most dangerous fisherman.

Oprindeligt skrevet af Nuke2099:

Guess you went with the most dangerous fisherman :)

Just because it's a fisher doesn't mean it can't open up a can of butt-whooping on you.

Most things can own a human...were so squishy ^^

[DB]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Kalas:

Tyrannosaurus Rex

We'll never know if Tyrannosaurus Rex was particularly fiercer or scarier than other, less popular tyrannosaurs like Albertosaurus or Alioramus--or even whether it hunted live prey or spent most of its time feasting on already-dead carcasses.

We kinda do, though. T. rex was the largest predator in its environment by far and the only one capable of downing animals like Edmontosaurus and Triceratops by itself, and there simply won't be enough dead carcasses lying around from animals that died of natural causes to sustain a Tyrannosaurus.

[Spectronom]

No one talk about the megalodon.

[BigDally]

Trex could very well have been opportunistic (kinda like hyenas in the African wild). More than capable of killing by itself, scavenging dead carcasses, or kill stealing from other carnivores.

[Micboydoodle]

The animal doesn't have to die of natural causes for the TRex to be a scavenger. All TRex has to do is wait for another predictor to take down an animal then due to its size it can easy scare away the other predictor and take the meal itself. If you anylyze the Trex brain you see it's Olfactory system (in changed or smell) is about the see of your fist and arm. Comparing that to the size of its brain you can tell that Trex was super dependent on hunting, or getting food by smell. (I hope this can be implemented in the game, if you have raw meat on you it will attract certain nearby predictors) but TRex did not have the speed of other carnivores so it's been assumed by many that TRex for the most part scavenged and would only hunt for itself if forced.

[MultiDavid]

Oprindeligt skrevet af WarDawn:

No one talk about the megalodon.

Megalodon isn't a dinosaur.