WHO WILL WIN?
Allosaurus
RAAAH
Eagle
KLEEK-KIK
THE SETUP

Allosaurus vs Eagle

Allosaurus
Allosaurus
Eagle
Eagle

Pretend they meet in forest. Dinosaurs lived long ago. Look at the facts. Then you pick.

Would they meet?

No. Allosaurus and Eagle did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

This is pretend and based on facts. Real animals usually hide or leave.

Read the facts. Make your card. The page waits to pick.

Corner A

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis · The Jurassic's hatchet-jaw hunter.

Allosaurus
Home
Late Jurassic plains of western North America · Lived in North America long ago
Food
Meat
Group
Lives alone
Size
Allosaurus is huge.

Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Top predator of its chapter.

  • Allosaurus is huge and not very fast.
  • Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.
  • Morrison Formation, Late Jurassic.

Family: Other allosauroids.

Corner B

Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus · A sky hammer with talons like grappling hooks.

Eagle
Home
North American coasts and lakes · Lives in North America
Food
Meat
Group
Lives in twos
Size
Eagle is small.

Stoop from the sky.

Vision that turns a fish into a target from way up.

Patient flyer.

  • Eagle is small and very fast.
  • Fish first, plus water birds and carrion.
  • Tall trees near water, with nests the size of small cars.

Family: Hawks and kites.

TO SCALE!

SIZE & WEIGHT

Stand them next to a grown-up. Who is bigger and heavier?

1.70 m

Grown-up

2.8 m

Allosaurus to scale

Allosaurus

0.90 m

Eagle to scale

Eagle

Height to scale. A grown-up is 1.7 m.

Allosaurus1,700 kg

About the weight of a small car, hip-tall as a doorway, shorter than T. rex and quicker on the turn.

Eagle6 kg

About as heavy as a bag of flour, with a wingspan wider than a grown-up's armspan.

Allosaurus

2.8 m · 1,700 kg

Allosaurus is huge. 1,700 kg.

Eagle

0.90 m · 6 kg

Eagle is small. 6 kg.

Kilograms are honest. A small animal can still have a strong tool.

Who would you pick for size?

TOOLKIT!

TOOLS

Teeth, claws, horns, venom, kick — what tools do they have?

  • Weapon: Hatchet bite plus hand claws
  • Armor: Crested skull
  • Senses: Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Allosaurus · labeled field diagram

  • Weapon: Locking talons
  • Armor: Stoop speed
  • Senses: Vision that turns a fish into a target from way up.

Eagle · labeled field diagram

Allosaurus2000 psi bite
Eagle400 psi bite

Allosaurus

Hatchet bite plus hand claws

Tool: hatchet bite plus hand claws. Bite: 2,000 psi.

Eagle

Locking talons

Tool: locking talons. Bite: 400 psi.

A bite number is only one tool. Coils and kicks count too.

Whose tools would you trust?

ZOOM!

SPEED

Who gets there first?

Allosaurus
32 km/h
Eagle
80 km/h
Allosaurus32 km/h
Eagle80 km/h

Allosaurus

32 km/h

Allosaurus can go 32 km/h. That is not very fast.

Eagle

80 km/h

Eagle can go 80 km/h. That is very fast.

A fast animal can miss. A slow one only has to connect.

Who takes the speed card?

HOME MAP!

HOME

They meet in forest. Who is built for this place?

N. AmericaS. AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarctica
AllosaurusEagleBoth

Meeting biome: forest. Colored land is fossil range for dinosaurs and living range for zoo animals.

Allosaurus

This is home · Lived in North America long ago

Allosaurus lives in places like forest.

Eagle

This is home · Lives in North America

Eagle lives in places like forest.

No. Allosaurus and Eagle did not live at the same time. This meeting is pretend.

Who gets the home point?

MENU!

FOOD

How do they get lunch?

Allosaurus
Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.
Eagle
Meat · Stoop from the sky.

Allosaurus

Meat · Hatchet-jaw hunter of the Jurassic.

Sauropods, stegosaurs, and whatever the Jurassic buffet listed.

Eagle

Meat · Stoop from the sky.

Fish first, plus water birds and carrion.

A plant eater is not 'safe.' Hippos and elephants still end arguments.

Whose hunting or defending helps more?

MOOD!

MOOD

Alone vs team. This rumble is one vs one.

Allosaurus
Lives alone
Eagle
Lives in twos
Allosaurus8 grit /10
Eagle7 grit /10

Allosaurus

Lives alone

Top predator of its chapter. Grit: 8/10.

Eagle

Lives in twos

Patient flyer. Grit: 7/10.

Pack and pride animals lose their backup in a 1-v-1.

Who is better for a solo meeting?

PING!

BRAINS

Who notices first and thinks next?

Allosaurus
4/10
Eagle
6/10
Allosaurus4 brains /10
Eagle6 brains /10

Allosaurus

4/10

Forward-set hunter eyes for its time.

Eagle

6/10

Vision that turns a fish into a target from way up.

In the wild, brains often mean leave before it starts.

Who would you score for noticing?

COUSINS!

FAMILY

Who are they related to?

Allosaurus
Allosaurus fragilis
Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Allosaurus

Allosaurus fragilis

Other allosauroids.

Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Hawks and kites.

Cousins are clues, not a score.

Not a fight point. Who has the wilder family story?

WILD CARD!

SPECIAL

What special move did they evolve?

Allosaurus
Hatchet-Chop Lunge
Eagle
Dive-Bomb Snatch

Allosaurus

Hatchet-Chop Lunge

Open wide, strike down, pull back.

Eagle

Dive-Bomb Snatch

They drop, snatch, and climb.

A secret move here is a real wild tool, not a video-game combo.

Whose special move would change the meeting?

YOUR SCORECARD

Your scorecard

Tap who has each fact. Then tap who you think wins.

  • SIZE & WEIGHT

  • TOOLS

  • SPEED

  • HOME

  • FOOD

  • MOOD

  • BRAINS

  • SPECIAL

Your card: Allosaurus 0 · Eagle 0 · still open 8

Who wins the meeting?

Keep going for the pretend meeting, then the science pick.

FWOOSH!

THEY MEET

Eagle runs first. Allosaurus does not race. They wait in forest.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

KICK!

THE TOOLS SHOW UP

Allosaurus is heavier. Eagle uses locking talons. Nobody is keeping a gore score.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

STOOMP!

SPECIAL MOVES

Allosaurus tries the Hatchet-Chop Lunge. Eagle tries the Dive-Bomb Snatch. Keep your card. The last page is next.

Pretend · fact-based · not a gore-fest

THE SCIENCE PICK

Allosaurus!

A STOMP

You skipped a final pick. The facts still stamp a champ.

On forest, Allosaurus wins. Allosaurus is a lot heavier. Eagle would still win some meetings at home.

In the wild, most animals skip a fight. We still judge who the bodies and the place would favor.

Science card: Allosaurus 4 · Eagle 2 · ties 2.

Your card: Allosaurus 0 · Eagle 0.

The last page follows the whole animal — body plus home — not one bar chart.

Send this fight

A friend can read the same facts.

Also starring · Eagle

The stare. The beak. The national dramatic pause.

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